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Webster 1913 Edition

Rinse

Rinse

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rinsed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Rinsing
.]
[OE., fr. OF.
rincer
,
rimser
,
reinser
,
raïncier
, F.
rincer
; of uncertain origin.]
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.
The act of rinsing.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rinse

RINSE

,
Verb.
T.
rins. [Our common people pronounce this word rens, retaining their native pronunciation. This is one of a thousand instances in which the purity of our vernacular language has been corrupted by those who have understood French better than their mother tongue.]
1.
To wash; to cleanse by washing. But in present usage,
2.
To cleanse with a second or repeated application of water, after washing. We distinguish washing from rinsing. Washing is performed by rubbing, or with the use of soap; rinsing is performed with clean water, without much rubbing or the use of soap. Clothes are rinsed by dipping and dashing; and vessels are rinsed by dashing water on them, or by slight rubbing. A close barrel may be rinsed, but cannot well be washed.

Definition 2025

rinse

rinse

English

Verb

rinse ‎(third-person singular simple present rinses, present participle rinsing, simple past and past participle rinsed)

  1. (transitive) To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
    You'd better rinse that stain before putting the shirt in the washing machine.
  2. (transitive) To remove soap from (something) using water.
    Rinse the dishes after you wash them.
  3. (Britain, slang) To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.
    Checkmate!
    Oh no.
    You got rinsed.

Derived terms

  • rinse off
  • rinse out

Translations

Noun

rinse ‎(plural rinses)

  1. The action of rinsing.
    I'll just give this knife a quick rinse.
  2. A liquid used to rinse, (now) particularly a hair dye.
    I had a henna rinse yesterday.

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Etymology

From Middle English rinsen, rensen, rinshen, rencen ‎(“to rinse”), partly from Old Norse hreinsa ‎(“to rinse”); and partly from Middle French rincer ‎(“to rinse, wash”), from Old French rinser, reinser ‎(“to rinse”), Old Northern French raïncer, raïncier ‎(“to rinse, cleanse”), from Old Norse hreinsa ‎(“to rinse, cleanse”), from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną ‎(“to clean, purify”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *kery-, *krēy- ‎(“to separate, divide”). Cognate with Danish rense ‎(“to purify”), Norwegian rense ‎(“to cleanse”), Swedish rensa ‎(“to purge, clear, wipe clean”), Old High German reinisōn ‎(“to clean, purify, atone”), German rein ‎(“pure, clean”), Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 ‎(hrains, “clean”). More at riddle.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɹɪns/
  • Rhymes: -ɪns

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