rinse
To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
Example
“You'd better rinse that stain before putting the shirt in the washing machine.”
Other meanings
To remove soap from (something) using water.
“Rinse the dishes after you wash them.”
To drink and hangout with friends.
“Let's Rinse later tonight at my house.”
Related words
- prerinse
- rerinse
- rinseable
- rinser
- unrinsed
- rinse and repeat
- rinse down
- rinse off
- rinse out
- rinse-pitcher
Example sentences
Word history
From Old Norse "hreinsa".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rinse” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.