rinse

rinse¹ [rıns] v [T]

[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: rincer, perhaps from Vulgar Latin recentiare, from Latin recens; RECENT]

1.) to wash clothes, dishes, vegetables etc quickly with water, especially running water, and without soap

▪ Let me just rinse my hands.

▪ Rinse the vegetables under a cold tap.

rinse sth out

▪ Don't forget to rinse out your swimsuit.

2.) to remove soap, dirt etc from something by washing it quickly with water

rinse sth off/out/away etc

▪ Leave the shampoo for two minutes, then rinse it off with warm water.

▪ I rinsed the mud out under the tap.

▪ The cream rinses off easily.

3.) to put colour into your hair

= ↑dye

4.) if you rinse your mouth, or rinse your mouth out, you wash it by filling it with water and then ↑spitting the water out

→↑gargle

rinse ²

rinse² n

1.)

when you rinse something

▪ I gave my hands a quick rinse .

2.) [U and C]

a product you use to change the colour of your hair or to make it more shiny

= ↑dye

▪ a blue rinse for grey hair