verb, noun
verb [VN]
1 to wash sth with clean water only, not using soap:
Rinse the cooked pasta with boiling water.
2 to remove the soap from sth with clean water after washing it
3 [+adv./prep.] to remove dirt, etc. from sth by washing it with clean water:
She rinsed the mud from her hands. * I wanted to rinse the taste out of my mouth. * He showered quickly, rinsing away the dirt of the journey.
PHRASALVERBS
rinse sth<->out to make sth clean, especially a container, by washing it with water:
Rinse the cup out before use.
Part of speech: noun
1 [C] an act of rinsing sth:
I gave the glass a rinse. * Fabric conditioner is added during the final rinse.
2 [C,U] a liquid that you put on your hair when it is wet in order to change its colour:
a blue rinse
3 [C,U] a liquid used for cleaning the mouth and teeth
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is rinse a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, rinse is tagged as noun.
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