English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] 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 *krey- ( “ 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 [ edit ] rinse (third-person singular simple present rinses present participle rinsing simple past and past participle rinsed
( transitive ) To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap .
You'd better rinse that stain before putting the shirt in the washing machine.
( transitive ) To remove soap from (something) using water .
Rinse the dishes after you wash them.
( Britain , slang ) To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.
Checkmate! Oh no. You got rinsed .
Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ]
to wash something quickly using water and no soap
to remove soap from something using water
rinse (plural rinses
The action of rinsing.
I'll just give this knife a quick rinse .
A liquid used to rinse, now particularly a hair dye .
I had a henna rinse yesterday.
Synonyms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] Anagrams [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ Hans Kurath and Raven Ioor McDavid (1961). The pronunciation of English in the Atlantic States: based upon the collections of the linguistic atlas of the Eastern United States . Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, pp. 130–131.
