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wash up (2) American English

Meaning: If you wash up, you wash your hands.

For example:

  • wash up Your hands and face are dirty, so go to the bathroom and wash up.

  • wash up How do you get your boys to wash up before they eat?

Variety: This is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz:

If you want to wash up, you can use
  1. the bathroom
  2. the washing machine
  3. the toilet

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

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