Rinse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪns/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Rinse is a verb meaning (transitive) To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
Meaning
(transitive) To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To remove soap from (something) using water.
- (transitive) To drink and hangout with friends.
- (transitive) To swish (a liquid) around the inside of something.
- (UK, slang) To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.
- The action of rinsing.
- A liquid used to rinse, now particularly a hair dye.
Example Sentences
You got rinsed.
I had a henna rinse yesterday.
Rinse the dishes after you wash them.
Let's Rinse later tonight at my house.
Word Forms
- rinses
- rinsing
- rinsed
Synonyms for rinse
Depending on context, synonyms include lavatory, wash, gargle, rinsing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wash, gargle, washout, lave, flushing, shed.
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