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washing-up

  • /ˌwɑʃ.ɪŋˈʌp/ US
  • /ˌwɒʃ.ɪŋˈʌp/ UK

noun

  1. UK, uncountable The act of washing dishes etc; dishwashing. I’ll do the washing-up if you put it all away.

    Similar: dishwashing

adjective

  1. UK, not comparable Of or relating to washing dishes. This washing-up liquid is kinder to my hands than that one.

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noun washing of dishes etc.

Españollavado de platos
DeutschAbwasch

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@misc{washing_up_2026,
  title = {washing-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/washing-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}