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wash up

to clean your hands. She told the children to wash up for dinner.

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wash up (something)

1. to be moved and left in another place by the flow of water. Following the sinking of the ferry, a number of bodies washed up on shore. Scattered around the bridge is a lot of debris that washed up.

2. to clean the dishes after a meal. Who's turn is it to wash up? I started washing up the supper dishes.

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