ALL meanings of washed up
washed-up
W w - adjective washed up capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress. 1
- verb with object washed up to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid. 1
- verb with object washed up to remove (dirt, stains, paint, or any matter) by or as by the action of water (usually followed by out, off, etc.): to wash grime out of clothing. 1
- verb with object washed up to free from spiritual defilement or from sin, guilt, etc.: to be washed whiter than the snow. 1
- verb with object washed up to bathe, wet, or moisten with water or other liquid: a meadow newly washed with morning dew. 1
- verb with object washed up to flow through, over, or against: a shore or cliff washed by waves. 1
- verb with object washed up to carry, bring, remove, or deposit (something) by means of water or any liquid, or as the water or liquid does (often followed by up, down, or along): The storm washed the boat up on the shore. A sailor was washed overboard. 1
- verb with object washed up to wear or diminish, as water does by flowing over or against a surface (often followed by out or away): The rain had washed away the lettering on the stone. 1
- verb with object washed up (of water) to form by flowing over and eroding a surface: The flood had washed a new channel through the bottom lands. 1
- verb with object washed up Mining. to subject (earth or ore) to the action or force of water in order to separate valuable material. to separate (valuable material) in this way. 1
- verb with object washed up to purify (a gas or gaseous mixture) by passage through or over a liquid. 1
- verb with object washed up to cover with a watery or thin coat of color. 1
- verb with object washed up to overlay with a thin coat or deposit of metal: to wash brass with gold. 1
- verb with object washed up Slang. launder (def 3). 1
- verb without object washed up to wash oneself: After using the insecticide spray they washed completely. 1
- verb without object washed up to wash clothes: Monday is the day we wash. 1
- verb without object washed up to cleanse anything with or in water or other liquid. 1
- verb without object washed up to undergo washing without injury, especially shrinking or fading: fabrics guaranteed to wash. 1
- verb without object washed up Informal. to be found true, valid, or real when tested or closely scrutinized; stand being put to the proof: His honesty won't wash. 1
- verb without object washed up to be carried or driven by water (often followed by along or ashore): The boat had washed ashore in the night. 1
- verb without object washed up to flow or beat with a lapping sound, as waves on a shore. 1
- verb without object washed up to move along in or as in waves, or with a rushing movement, as water. 1
- verb without object washed up to be eroded, as by a stream or by rainfall: a hillside that washes frequently. 1
- verb without object washed up to be removed by the action of water (often followed by away): Much of the topsoil washes away each spring. 1
- noun washed up the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash. 1
- noun washed up a quantity of clothes, linens, etc., washed, or to be washed, at one time: a heavy wash. 1
- noun washed up a liquid with which something is washed, wetted, colored, overspread, etc.: She gave the room a wash of pale blue. 1
- noun washed up the flow, sweep, dash, or breaking of water: The wash of the waves had drenched us. 1
- noun washed up the sound made by this: listening to the wash of the Atlantic. 1
- noun washed up water moving along in waves or with a rushing movement: the wash of the incoming tide. 1
- noun washed up the rough or broken water left behind a moving ship, boat, etc.; wake: The little boats tossed about in the wash from the liner's propellers. 1
- noun washed up Aeronautics. the disturbance in the air left behind by a moving airplane or any of its parts: wing wash. 1
- noun washed up any of various liquids for grooming or cosmetic purposes: a hair wash. 1
- noun washed up a lotion or other liquid having medicinal properties, as an antiseptic solution or the like (often used in combination): to apply wash to a skinned knee; mouthwash; eyewash. 1
- noun washed up Mining. minerals from which valuable material can be extracted by washing. 1
- noun washed up the wearing away of the shore by breaking waves. 1
- noun washed up a tract of land washed by the action of the sea or a river. 1
- noun washed up a marsh, fen, or bog. 1
- noun washed up a small stream or shallow pool. 1
- noun washed up a shallow arm of the sea or a shallow part of a river. 1
- noun washed up a depression or channel formed by flowing water. 1
- noun washed up Geology. alluvial matter transferred and deposited by flowing water. 1
- noun washed up Also called dry wash. Western U.S. the dry bed of an intermittent stream. 1
- noun washed up a broad, thin layer of color applied by a continuous movement of the brush, as in water-color painting. 1
- noun washed up Also called watershed, weathering. Architecture. an upper surface so inclined as to shed rain water from a building. any member of a building having such a surface. 1
- noun washed up Metalworking.. Also, washing. a thin coat of metal applied in liquid form: a gold wash. 1
- noun washed up waste liquid matter, refuse, food, etc., from the kitchen, as for hogs; swill (often used in combination): hogwash. 1
- noun washed up washy or weak liquor or liquid food. 1
- noun washed up the fermented wort from which the spirit is extracted in distilling. 1
- noun washed up Informal. an action that yields neither gain nor loss: The company's financial position is a wash compared with last year. 1