Washed-up Definition

wŏshtŭp, wôsht-
adjective
Cleaned up.
Webster's New World
Tired; exhausted.
Webster's New World
Finished; done for; having failed.
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(idiomatic) Finished; having no future in a particular role.

Pavarotti's washed up as a singer, in my view.
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verb
Simple past tense and past participle of wash up.
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Washed-up Sentence Examples

  • A flood of heat washed up her throat to stain her cheeks.

  • It occurs in Miocene deposits and is also found washed up by the sea near Catania.

  • You say Sasha washed up somewhere?

  • Rolled pieces of amber, usually small but occasionally of very large size, may be picked up on the east coast of England, having probably been washed up from deposits under the North Sea.

  • He really thought her some sort of underworldly creature that somehow ended up washed up on the beach.

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Words Starting With

WWAWAS

Words Ending With

PUP

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Words Starting With W and Ending With P

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With W9 Letter Words Ending With P