washing-up

/ˌwɒʃɪŋˈʌp/ noun [U] UK

Definition

› when you wash the dishes, pans, and other things you have used for cooking and eating a meal: He was doing the washing-up.

(Definition of washing-up noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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