English > washup: 2 senses > noun 1, actMeaning | The act of washing yourself (or another person). |
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Synonym | bathing |
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Narrower | Turkish bath, steam bath, vapor bath, vapour bath | You sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower |
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bath | You soak and wash your body in a bathtub |
shower, shower bath | washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle |
sponge bath | You wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub |
Broader | cleaning, cleansing, cleanup | The act of making something clean |
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wash, washing, lavation | The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) |
Spanish | ablución, lavatorio |
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Catalan | ablució, rentada |
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Verbs | wash up | wash one's face and hands |
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