wash up vs wear upon

wash up and wear upon both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wash up	No	No	Yes	No
wear upon	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wear upon is a hypernym of wash up; that is, wear upon is a word with a broader meaning than wash up:

Other hypernyms of wash up include fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, weary.

wash up (verb)	wear upon (verb)
wash one's face and hands	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
wear out completely
be carried somewhere by water or as if by water
wash dishes
carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)