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Definitions

wash up

VERB
consume
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorb deplete devour dominate drain eat up employ exhaust expend obsess preoccupy spend waste
STRONG
apply dissipate drivel engross finish go lavish lessen monopolize squander trifle utilize vanish
WEAK
avail oneself of finish up fritter away frivol away go through have recourse to profit by put away put to use run out of run through throw away wear out
Antonyms
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fill save
STRONG
appear create hoard
WEAK
accumulate build collect construct fast gather neglect not use starve store
VERB
deplete
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankrupt decrease diminish drain empty expend impoverish lessen reduce sap squander undermine use up weaken
STRONG
bleed draw evacuate finish milk spend waste
WEAK
dig into dry up suck dry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
develop enlarge expand extend fill grow increase raise save strengthen
STRONG
hoard
WEAK
add augment give
VERB
exhaust
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deplete dissipate drain dry empty impoverish run out squander
STRONG
bankrupt devour dispel disperse draw eat expend finish spend strain void waste
WEAK
bleed dry eat up run through suck dry take last of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fill hoard save
STRONG
build collect create garner gather keep maintain preserve
WEAK
animate invigorate refresh replenish
VERB
expend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ante up consume disburse dispense dissipate put out use up
STRONG
blow distribute employ finish give pay splurge
WEAK
dish out foot the bill fork out go through lay out outlay pay out shell out spring for throw money at
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accumulate collect gather hoard save
STRONG
hold keep maintain store
VERB
finish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
go spend
STRONG
deplete devour dispatch drain drink eat empty exhaust expend use
WEAK
dispose of run through
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain fill hold keep
WEAK
maintain save store
VERB
lave
Synonyms
STRONG
bath bathe bubble cleanse dip douse drench float hose imbue immerse lap launder moisten rinse scour scrub shampoo shine shower slosh soak soap sponge starch swab wet wipe
WEAK
brush up clean up do the dishes do the laundry fresh up freshen up take a bath take a shower tub
Antonyms
STRONG
dehydrate dirty dry ignore
VERB
run through
Synonyms
WEAK
blow consume dissipate exhaust expend finish fritter away lose spend squander throw away
Antonyms
WEAK
hoard save
VERB
wash
Synonyms
STRONGEST
douse drench float hose moisten rinse scrub shower soak wet wipe
STRONG
bath bubble cleanse dip imbue immerse lap launder lave scour shampoo shine slosh soap sponge starch swab tub
WEAK
brush up clean up do the dishes do the laundry fresh up freshen up take a bath take a shower
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dehydrate dry
STRONG
dirty ignore
NOUN
toilet
Synonyms
STRONG
ablutions attire dressing grooming makeup toilette
WEAK
getting ready tidy-up wash-up

Example Sentences

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Storm Arwen saw hundreds of starfish and other sea creatures wash up near Nairn in the Highlands in November 2021.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Storm Darragh ripped the bench erected in memory of Bill Batcock from its base on Anglesey in December - only for it to wash up months later on a beach in Cumbria.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

About 62,000 items wash up on the beach each year, much of it from the waterways in and around Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

Scientists are able to study the creatures only when they wash up on a beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

I make a cup with my hands and move them side to side to make the water just the right amount of both to wash up.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.