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Definition: Meaning of, rinse in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪns /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
rinse rinsed rinsed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
rinsing rinses
[transitive]
  1. to wash clothes, dishes, vegetables etc quickly with water, especially running water, and without soap
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  2. to remove soap, dirt etc from something by washing it quickly with water
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  3. to put colour into your hair [=  dye]
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  4. if you rinse your mouth, or rinse your mouth out, you wash it by filling it with water and then SPIT ting the water out [↪  gargle]
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Singular Plural
rinse rinses
  1. [countable] when you rinse something
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  2. [uncountable and countable] a product you use to change the colour of your hair or to make it more shiny [=  dye]
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rinse used in phrases

  • blue rinse (noun)
    1. colouring applied to white or grey hair to give it a bluish tint
  • blue-rinse (adjective)
    1. disparaging used to describe an older well-off conservative woman
  • rinse off (verb)
    1. wash off soap or remaining dirt
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rinse used in phrasal verbs

  • rinse out (phrasal verb)
    1. to wash the inside of something quickly, especially in water
    2. to put something into clean water after you have washed it with soap
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