Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb do_the_dishes

1 sense of do the dishes

Sense 1
wash up, do the dishes -- (wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner")
       => clean, make clean -- (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth")