Washup — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of washing yourself (or another person)

the act of washing dishes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɑːʃʌp/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒʃʌp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒʃʌp/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɑːʃʌp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dishwashing bathing

Word Forms

wash up	verb	wash one's face and hands
bathe	verb	cleanse the entire body

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abwasch

der Akt, sich selbst (oder eine andere Person) zu waschen

🇫🇷French

lavage

l'acte de se laver (ou d'une autre personne)

🇪🇸Spanish

lavar

el acto de lavarse a sí mismo (o a otra persona)

🇮🇹Italian

lavare

l'atto di lavarsi (o un'altra persona)

🇳🇱Dutch

afwassen

het wassen van jezelf (of een andere persoon)

🇵🇹Portuguese

lavagem

o ato de se lavar (ou de outra pessoa)

🇷🇺Russian

мытье посуды

мытье себя (или другого человека)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नहाना

स्वयं को (या किसी अन्य व्यक्ति को) धोने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

ধোয়া

নিজেকে ধোয়ার কাজ (বা অন্য ব্যক্তি)

🇮🇳Tamil

கழுவுதல்

உங்களை (அல்லது மற்றொரு நபர்) கழுவும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కడగడం

మిమ్మల్ని మీరు కడగడం (లేదా మరొక వ్యక్తి)

🇮🇳Marathi

धुणे

स्वतःला (किंवा इतर व्यक्ती) धुण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધોવા

તમારી જાતને (અથવા અન્ય વ્યક્તિ) ધોવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೊಳೆಯುವುದು

ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ತೊಳೆಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഴുകുക

സ്വയം കഴുകുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റൊരു വ്യക്തി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੋਣਾ

ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਧੋਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

دھونا

اپنے آپ کو (یا کسی دوسرے شخص) کو دھونے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

清洗

清洗自己（或他人）的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

洗い物

自分（または他人）を洗う行為

🇰🇷Korean

씻다

자신(또는 다른 사람)을 씻는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rửa ráy

hành động rửa mình (hoặc người khác)

🇹🇭Thai

ชะล้าง

การซักผ้าตัวเอง (หรือบุคคลอื่น)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencucian muka

tindakan mencuci diri sendiri (atau orang lain)

🇵🇭Filipino

paghuhugas

ang pagkilos ng paghuhugas ng iyong sarili (o ibang tao)

🇲🇾Malay

cucian

perbuatan membasuh diri sendiri (atau orang lain)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غسل

فعل غسل نفسك (أو شخص آخر)

🇮🇷Persian

شستشو

شستن خود (یا شخص دیگری)

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkama

kendinizi (veya başka bir kişiyi) yıkama eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לשטוף

פעולת השטיפה של עצמך (או אדם אחר)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'washup'?

The primary meaning of 'washup' is 'the act of washing yourself (or another person)'.

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Using 'washup' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'washup' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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