rinse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
  2. noun the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
    rinsing.
  3. noun the act of giving a light tint to the hair
  4. noun washing lightly without soap
  5. verb wash off soap or remaining dirt
    rinse off.
  6. verb clean with some chemical process
    wash.
  7. verb rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash
    gargle.
    • gargle with this liquid

WordNet

Rinse transitive verb
Etymology
OE., fr. OF. rincer, rimser, reinser, raïncier, F. rincer; of uncertain origin.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Rinsed ; present participle & verbal noun Rinsing
Definitions
  1. To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.
  2. To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle. "Like a glass did break i' the rinsing." Shak.
Rinse noun
Definitions
  1. The act of rinsing.

Webster 1913