Meaning & use
Rinse
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To wash something lightly with water to remove soap, dirt, or residue.
See it in a sentence
Rinse the vegetables under cold water before chopping them.
She rinsed the shampoo out of her hair before stepping out of the shower.
A note on using this word
Also used as a noun for a hair coloring or conditioning product, as in 'a color rinse'.
Words with a similar meaning
washflush
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A liquid used to rinse something, especially hair, or the act of rinsing.
She applied a blue rinse to tone down the brassiness in her hair.
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