ALL meanings of washing-up
wash·ing-up
W w - verb with object washing-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 washing-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 washing-up to free from spiritual defilement or from sin, guilt, etc.: to be washed whiter than the snow. 1
- verb with object washing-up to bathe, wet, or moisten with water or other liquid: a meadow newly washed with morning dew. 1
- verb with object washing-up to flow through, over, or against: a shore or cliff washed by waves. 1
- verb with object washing-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 washing-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 washing-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 washing-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 washing-up to purify (a gas or gaseous mixture) by passage through or over a liquid. 1
- verb with object washing-up to cover with a watery or thin coat of color. 1
- verb with object washing-up to overlay with a thin coat or deposit of metal: to wash brass with gold. 1
- verb with object washing-up Slang. launder (def 3). 1
- verb without object washing-up to wash oneself: After using the insecticide spray they washed completely. 1
- verb without object washing-up to wash clothes: Monday is the day we wash. 1
- verb without object washing-up to cleanse anything with or in water or other liquid. 1
- verb without object washing-up to undergo washing without injury, especially shrinking or fading: fabrics guaranteed to wash. 1
- verb without object washing-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 washing-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 washing-up to flow or beat with a lapping sound, as waves on a shore. 1
- verb without object washing-up to move along in or as in waves, or with a rushing movement, as water. 1
- verb without object washing-up to be eroded, as by a stream or by rainfall: a hillside that washes frequently. 1
- verb without object washing-up to be removed by the action of water (often followed by away): Much of the topsoil washes away each spring. 1
- noun washing-up the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash. 1
- noun washing-up a quantity of clothes, linens, etc., washed, or to be washed, at one time: a heavy wash. 1
- noun washing-up a liquid with which something is washed, wetted, colored, overspread, etc.: She gave the room a wash of pale blue. 1
- noun washing-up the flow, sweep, dash, or breaking of water: The wash of the waves had drenched us. 1
- noun washing-up the sound made by this: listening to the wash of the Atlantic. 1
- noun washing-up water moving along in waves or with a rushing movement: the wash of the incoming tide. 1
- noun washing-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 washing-up Aeronautics. the disturbance in the air left behind by a moving airplane or any of its parts: wing wash. 1
- noun washing-up any of various liquids for grooming or cosmetic purposes: a hair wash. 1
- noun washing-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 washing-up Mining. minerals from which valuable material can be extracted by washing. 1
- noun washing-up the wearing away of the shore by breaking waves. 1
- noun washing-up a tract of land washed by the action of the sea or a river. 1
- noun washing-up a marsh, fen, or bog. 1
- noun washing-up a small stream or shallow pool. 1
- noun washing-up a shallow arm of the sea or a shallow part of a river. 1
- noun washing-up a depression or channel formed by flowing water. 1
- noun washing-up Geology. alluvial matter transferred and deposited by flowing water. 1
- noun washing-up Also called dry wash. Western U.S. the dry bed of an intermittent stream. 1
- noun washing-up a broad, thin layer of color applied by a continuous movement of the brush, as in water-color painting. 1
- noun washing-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 washing-up Metalworking.. Also, washing. a thin coat of metal applied in liquid form: a gold wash. 1
- noun washing-up waste liquid matter, refuse, food, etc., from the kitchen, as for hogs; swill (often used in combination): hogwash. 1
- noun washing-up washy or weak liquor or liquid food. 1
- noun washing-up the fermented wort from which the spirit is extracted in distilling. 1
- noun washing-up Informal. an action that yields neither gain nor loss: The company's financial position is a wash compared with last year. 1
- adjective washing-up capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress. 1