washing-upnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌwɒʃ.ɪŋˈʌp/us/ˌwɑːʃ.ɪŋˈʌp/UKA2 the act of cleaning plates, pans, glasses, knives, forks, etc. after a meal, or the objects needing to be washed:
You do the washing-up and I'll do the drying.
There's an enormous pile of washing-up in the sink.
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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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