[+ obj] 1 a : to wash (something) with clean water and without soap
▪ I rinsed my face in the sink. ▪ Rinse out your mouth. ▪ Rinse (off) the apple before you eat it. ▪ rinse (out) a cup ▪ He washed the dishes and then rinsed them thoroughly.
b : to wash (something) with a liquid other than clean water
▪ The tools were rinsed in alcohol. 2 always followed by an adverb or preposition : to remove (something) from an object by washing the object with clean water
▪ She rinsed the dirt off the lettuce. ▪ He rinsed the soap out of the cup.
▪ I rinsed my face in the sink. ▪ Rinse out your mouth. ▪ Rinse (off) the apple before you eat it. ▪ rinse (out) a cup ▪ He washed the dishes and then rinsed them thoroughly.
b : to wash (something) with a liquid other than clean water
▪ The tools were rinsed in alcohol.
▪ She rinsed the dirt off the lettuce. ▪ He rinsed the soap out of the cup.







