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[ wosht-uhp, wawsht- ] / ˈwɒʃtˈʌp, ˈwɔʃt- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR washed-up ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective Informal.done for; having failed completely. Origin of washed-upFirst recorded in 1920–25 Words nearby washed-upwashday, wash dirty linen (laundry) in public, washdown, wash drawing, washed-out, washed-up, washer, washer-dryer, washerman, washerwoman, washery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for washed-upWhat was your initial read on this premise, making the washed-up child star a horse? Amy Sedaris Is Hollywood's Beloved Rabbit-Loving Comedian Crafter|Kevin Fallon|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The outspoken Oscar-nominated character actor plays a washed-up music manager in the lovely musical Begin Again. Mark Ruffalo Blasts Iraq’s GOP Warmongers, Talks ‘Begin Again’ and ‘Avengers’|Marlow Stern|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Dick Diver begins as the graceful, competent king of the Riviera and ends as a washed-up drunk, estranged from everyone he loves. The 10 Best Books on Literary Drunkenness|Olivia Laing|December 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST And he did want Mrs. Haim to be put in a flutter by the news that Mr. George Cannon had washed-up for her. The Roll-Call|Arnold Bennett
“The beach is littered with washed-up debris,” Brad observed. Dan Carter and the River Camp|Mildred A. Wirt Just under the uneven line of washed-up seaweed and other refuse two dark forms crawled along. British Secret Service During the Great War|Nicholas Everitt Both of the above forms were found on the washed-up holdfasts of Macrocystis. Journal of Entomology and Zoology: Volume 6, Number 4, December 1914|Various There was washed-up dishes in a bake-pan, so I did dish-towel them all and put them away. The Story of Opal|Opal Whiteley
British Dictionary definitions for washed-up
adjective (washed-up when prenominal) informal, mainly US, Canadian and NZno longer useful, successful, hopeful, etcour hopes for the new deal are all washed up exhausted Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with washed-upThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to washed-updone, done for, ended, finished, kaput, shot, through, useless, broken down, come to an end, concluded, over the hill |