(Britain, transitive, intransitive) To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal. / (US, intransitive) To wash one's hands and/or face, often around mealtimes.

The act by which something is washed. / (informal) Something or somebody that is washed up; a has-been. / (military, slang) A meeting to gauge the success or failure of an operation or war game.

present participle of wash up

plural of wash up

Alternative form of washed up.

(Britain) The act of washing dishes etc; dishwashing.

Of or relating to washing dishes.

(informal) Finished; having no future in a particular role; no longer capable, effective or needed.

simple past tense and past participle of wash up

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wash up