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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : wosht-uhp, wawsht-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɒʃtˈʌp, ˈwɔʃt-

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Définition of washed up

Origin :
  • late Old English wæsc "act of washing" (see wash (v.)). Meaning "clothes set aside to be washed" is attested from 1789; meaning "thin coat of paint" is recorded from 1690s; sense of "land alternately covered and exposed by the sea" is recorded from mid-15c.
  • As in kaput : adj ruined, wrecked
  • As in spent : adj used up, gone; tired out
  • As in washed-up : adj of no further use
  • As in undone : adj ruined
  • As in done for : adj ruined or defeated
  • As in finished : adj consumed, used up
  • As in run through : verb use up; waste
  • As in wash : verb bathe, clean
  • As in lave : verb wash
  • As in consume : verb use up
  • As in deplete : verb consume, exhaust supply
  • As in exhaust : verb consume, use up
  • As in expend : verb exhaust; spend
  • As in finish : verb consume, use up
Example sentences :
  • It was washed up at Tama-te-Whiti's place, six miles below this.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • I see the tea-things are all washed up and put away in the basket.
  • Extract from : « A Modern Tomboy » by L. T. Meade
  • Last time I had her she washed up the hearth with the dish-cloth.
  • Extract from : « Country Neighbors » by Alice Brown
  • There were not many adventures to be had in those regions where she washed up.
  • Extract from : « Saint's Progress » by John Galsworthy
  • We'll bait the traps with 'em, presently, soon's we've washed up an' covered the fire.
  • Extract from : « Kiddie the Scout » by Robert Leighton
  • In his intervals of waiting on the table, he washed up the dishes.
  • Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • You promised that the tea-things should be your care, ma'am; and are they washed up?
  • Extract from : « The Time of Roses » by L. T. Meade
  • She just washed up on it, and one of the others pulled me out.
  • Extract from : « Masters of the Wheat-Lands » by Harold Bindloss
  • It grows in deep water, but is often washed up during storms.
  • Extract from : « The Sea Shore » by William S. Furneaux
  • We landed at the cabin, so we are all washed up and ready for the ‘eats’.
  • Extract from : « Sisters » by Grace May North

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