wash up
verb
- arrive on unknown shore, reach land from water
Wiktionary
verb
- To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.
“You wash up tonight and I'll dry.”
“I'm not washing up all these dishes.”
- To wash one's hands or face, often around mealtimes.
“Dinner is almost ready, so go and wash up.”
- To carry (an object) to land.
“The tide washes up a lot of driftwood.”
“The whale was washed up on the beach.”
- To be carried by water to land.
“Some dangerous chemicals washed up on the beach.”
- To arrive in a place; to end up somewhere.
“Ron Asheton also washed up in LA, jamming with one-time Stooge Jimmy Recca and Amboy Dukes drummer K. J. Knight.”
- To beat up (someone).