Meaning

4 senses
  1. The act by which something is washed.

    the act of washing dishes

  2. (informal)Something or somebody that is washed up; a has-been.

  3. (slang)A meeting to gauge the success or failure of an operation or war game.

  4. (UK, slang)The period prior to dissolution of parliament, in which any remaining bills are quickly pushed through or else abandoned.

Origin

Deverbal from wash up.

Deverbal from wash up.

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Forms

plural: washups
Singularwashup
Pluralwashups

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of washing yourself (or another person):bathing
  • the act of washing dishes:dishwashing

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwash up

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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