1. Wash lightly or briefly with liquid, typically to remove soap, dirt, or residue
   "Don't forget to rinse off the shampoo";
   - rinse off
    
2. Clean with some chemical process
   "She rinsed the dishes in hot water";
   - wash
    
3. [Brit, informal] Thoroughly criticise or denounce; defeat or outclass in an argument, competition, etc.
   "he was rinsed last season for some terrible performances"

1. Washing lightly without soap
   "A quick rinse removed most of the dirt from the vegetables"
    
2. The removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
   "She gave her hair an extra rinse to remove all the shampoo";
   - rinsing
    
3. The act of giving a light tint to the hair
   "She applied a golden rinse to brighten her blonde hair"
    
4. A liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
   "She applied a golden rinse to enhance her blonde hair"

Derived forms: rinsing, rinses, rinsed

Type of: hair coloring [US], hair colouring [Brit, Cdn], hair dye, launder, lavation [archaic], process, remotion [archaic], removal, serve, swear out, tint, wash, washing

Part of: lavation [archaic], wash, washing

Encyclopedia: Rinse