English Explanatory Dictionary

washup

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act by which something is washed.
  2. Something or somebody that is washed up; a has-been.
  3. A meeting to gauge the success or failure of an operation or war game.
  4. The period prior to dissolution of parliament, in which any remaining bills are quickly pushed through or else abandoned.

Word forms

washup washups wash-up

Etymology

Deverbal from wash up.

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