rinse

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English

Etymology

From Middle English rinsen, rensen, rinshen, rencen (“to rinse”), partly from Old Norse hreinsa (“to rinse”); and partly from Old French rincier, rinser, reinser (“to rinse”), Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "ONF." is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., 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

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪns/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪns
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "dated" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɹɛns/[1]

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. (UK, slang) To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.
    Checkmate!
    Oh no.
    You got rinsed.

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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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References

  1. ^ 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.

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