rinse

Meaning

Verb

1. To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
2. To remove soap from (something) using water.
3. To swish (a liquid) around the inside of something.
4. (slang) To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.

Noun

1. The action of rinsing.
2. A liquid used to rinse, now particularly a hair dye.

Synonyms

wash

🧽

gargle

clean

cleanse

rinse out

wash out

rinse off

rinsing

swill

clear up

wash off

clean up

flush

wash away

douche

bathe

bath

🛀

clarify

drench

dry

explain

immerse

irrigate

pan

slosh

sluice

sway

wash up

purgation

purification

refine

lave

irrigation

hush

scavenge

scavenging

scour

separate

shake

shampoo

give a rinse

placer mining

sort

stir

strain

wash with water

edit

swirl

swish

tint

dye

dip

wash down

define

cleaning

wash over

roll eyes

wring

to wash

water

🚰

wash gently

pan off

pan out

😡

poach

puddle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪns/

Etymology

From Middle English rinsen, rensen, rencen (“to rinse”), from Old French rincier, reinser, Old Northern French raïncer (“to rinse, cleanse”). Of contested origin. Possibly from Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną (“to clean, purify”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to separate, divide”). Alternatively from a dissimilation of Old French recincier, from Latin recentare (“to make fresh”).
Cognate with French rincer. From the Germanic verb are Danish rense, Norwegian rense, Swedish rensa (all “to clean”), Old High German reinisōn (“to clean, purify, atone”). It is related to German rein (“pure”), Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hrains, “clean”), and English riddle. The Latin verb is related to recent.