wash (sth) up
— phrasal verb with wash uk/wɒʃ/us/wɑːʃ/verb
A2 UK to clean the plates, pans, and other things that you have used for cooking and eating:
He washed up his mug and put it back on the shelf.
More examples
- I just need to wash up these dishes.
- I washed up all the plates.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cleaning & tidying places & things
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- brush
- char
- clean (sb/sth) up
- freshen (sb/sth) up
- going-over
- Hoover
- housekeeping
- housework
- shampoo
- spit
- straighten
- straighten sth out
- straighten sth up
- tidy sth away
- vac
- valet
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