Clean up Crossword Clue Answer

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Question: Clean up

Solution: WASH

WASH Definition 1:
To clean (something) with water and usually soap + obj no obj .
Examples:
wash clothes
wash the windows
wash your hair
We have to wash the dishes.
Did you wash your hands?
Wash [=rinse] the vegetables in the sink.
Tell the kids to please wash [=to wash their hands, faces, etc.] before eating.
That shirt washes well. [=that shirt can be washed easily and without being damaged]
WASH Definition 2:
To carry (something) by the movement of water .
Examples:
The flooding washed sand and silt all over the area.
A sailor was washed overboard [=knocked off the ship and into the water] during the storm.
A lot of debris was washed ashore [=brought onto the shore by waves] during the storm.
The house is in danger of being washed out to sea. [=being carried out to sea by the movement of the water]
WASH Definition 3:
To be carried by the movement of water .
Examples:
The pollution washes into rivers from nearby factories.
WASH Definition 4:
To move by flowing .
Examples:
Water washed over the deck of the ship.
Waves washed up onto the beach.
WASH Definition 5:
To be believable or acceptable usually used in negative statements .
Examples:
That story won’t wash. [=that story is not believable]
These claims won’t wash. [=these are not believable claims]
Blaming her poor grades on the teacher just doesn’t wash. [=is not acceptable]

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