Rinse

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rinse \Rinse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rinsed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Rinsing}.] [OE., fr. OF. rincer, rimser, reinser,
     ra["i]ncier, F. rincer; of uncertain origin.]
     1. To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated
        application of water after washing.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rinse \Rinse\, n.
     The act of rinsing.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rinse
       n 1: a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
       2: the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of
          washing [syn: {rinsing}]
       3: the act of giving a light tint to the hair
       4: washing lightly without soap
       v 1: wash off soap or remaining dirt [syn: {rinse off}]
       2: clean with some chemical process [syn: {wash}]
       3: rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with
          this liquid" [syn: {gargle}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  118 Moby Thesaurus words for "rinse":
     ablution, abstergent, baptize, bath, bathe, bathing, brew,
     cathartic, clean, cleaner, cleaning, cleaning agent, cleaning out,
     cleaning solvent, cleanse, cleanser, cleansing, cleansing cream,
     cold cream, cream, dentifrice, depurant, detergent, diuretic,
     douche, douching, drench, drenching, drouk, dye, elution,
     elutriation, emetic, enema, flood, flush, flush out, flushing,
     flushing out, gargle, highlight, holystone, imbrue, imbue,
     impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, inject, irrigate, irrigation,
     lather, lathering, launder, lavabo, lavage, lavation, lave, laving,
     leach, lixiviate, lotion, macerate, mop, mop up, mopping,
     mopping up, mouthwash, nauseant, percolate, permeate, pumice stone,
     purgative, purge, purifier, rinse out, rinsing, ritually immerse,
     saturate, scour, scouring, scrub, scrub up, scrubbing,
     scrubbing up, seethe, shampoo, shower, sluice, sluice out, soak,
     soap, soaping, sodden, solvent, sop, souse, sponge, sponging,
     steep, swab, swabbing, synthetic detergent, syringe, tint, toivel,
     tooth powder, toothpaste, touch up, tub, wash, wash out, wash up,
     washing, washing up, washout, washup, waterlog, wiping up