Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To wash lightly with water.
- transitive verb To remove (soap, for example) by washing lightly in water.
- noun The act of washing lightly.
- noun A solution, such as water, used in rinsing.
- noun A solution used in coloring or conditioning the hair.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To wash lightly, as by laving or bathing rather than rubbing; wash out or off with any cleansing liquid; especially, to subject to a fresh application of water in order to remove stains or impurities that may have been left from a former washing.
- To remove by rinsing: with out, away, off, etc.
- noun A rinsing or light washing; specifically, a renewed or final application of water or some other liquid in order to remove any impurities still remaining from a former washing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of rinsing.
- transitive verb To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.
- transitive verb To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied especially to hollow vessels.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
wash (something) quickly usingwater and nosoap . - verb transitive To
remove soap from (something) usingwater . - verb UK, slang to thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.
- noun The action of rinsing.
- noun Any
hair dye .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
- noun the act of giving a light tint to the hair
- verb wash off soap or remaining dirt
- noun washing lightly without soap
- verb clean with some chemical process
- verb rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash
- noun a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Finally, just over half using rinse is surprisingly high to me.
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Mokgadi, on the other hand, looked up into the dark clouds with both arms outstretched and let the rain rinse all of her cares away.
DRIP, DRIP, DROP, LITTLE OCTOBER SHOWERS « Peace Corps South Africa 2007
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The sun was throwing long blue shadows over the fields, brightening the trees on the river bank, with a thin rinse of pale gold.
Purple Springs 1921
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They may leave residues in clothes and are difficult to rinse, which is especially problematic for delicate fabrics.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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They may leave residues in clothes and are difficult to rinse, which is especially problematic for delicate fabrics.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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They may leave residues in clothes and are difficult to rinse, which is especially problematic for delicate fabrics.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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They may leave residues in clothes and are difficult to rinse, which is especially problematic for delicate fabrics.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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This provides power rinse, which is quite effective.
March 26th, 2004 2004
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This provides power rinse, which is quite effective.
whyjakeisodd Diary Entry whyjakeisodd 2003
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Pollsters can always "rinse" their data to try to correct such flaws.
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