rinse
v.
wash, cleanse (as with water); soak in water to remove soap or dirt
n.
act of washing or cleansing with a liquid (as with water)
Rinse
rinse
Noun
1. a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
(hypernym) hair dye, hair coloring
2. the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
(synonym) rinsing
(hypernym) removal, remotion
(part-holonym) wash, washing, lavation
(derivation) rinse off
3. the act of giving a light tint to the hair
(hypernym) hair coloring
4. washing lightly without soap
(hypernym) wash, washing, lavation
(derivation) wash
Verb
1. wash off soap or remaining dirt
(synonym) rinse off
(hypernym) wash, launder
(hyponym) flush, scour, purge
(derivation) rinsing
2. clean with some chemical process
(synonym) wash
(hypernym) wash, launder
(hyponym) elute
(verb-group) wash, launder
3. rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid"
(synonym) gargle
(hypernym) wash, lave
rins
adj.
sourish, tart
Rinse
(v. t.)
To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.
(v. t.)
To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle.
(n.)
The act of rinsing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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