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wash·up

(wŏsh′ŭp′, wôsh′-)

The act or action of washing clean.

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wash′up`

or wash′-up`,

1. an act of washing, esp. of the face and hands.

2. a place, as a bathroom, for washing.

[1865–70]

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Noun	1.	washup - the act of washing yourself (or another person) bathing cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" lavation, washing, wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) shower, shower bath - washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" bath - you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning" sponge bath - you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub steam bath, Turkish bath, vapor bath, vapour bath - you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
	2.	washup - the act of washing dishes dishwashing lavation, washing, wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

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