wash up

• Verbo compuesto que se usa para referirse al acto de lavar los platos, cubiertos o a uno mismo después de comer o de alguna actividad.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of cleaning dishes, utensils, or oneself after a meal or activity.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Clean dishesinformalbritish

   To wash dishes, cutlery, and other kitchen items after a meal.

   Lavar los platos

   • I'll wash up while you dry the dishes.
   • She washed up after the dinner party.
   • He always washes up before going to bed.

   Sinónimosclean updo the dishes

2. Clean oneselfinformalamerican

   To wash one's hands and face, especially after work or before a meal.

   Lavarse las manos y la cara

   • He went to the bathroom to wash up before dinner.
   • The kids washed up after playing in the garden.
   • She washed up quickly before leaving the house.

   Sinónimosclean upfreshen upspruce upwash

3. Be carried by waterformal

   To be carried onto a shore or beach by waves or water.

   ser arrastrado a la orilla

   • The storm washed up a lot of seaweed on the beach.
   • A message in a bottle washed up on the shore.
   • Debris from the shipwreck washed up along the coast.

Verbo basewash