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1rinse Listen to audio/ˈrɪns/ verb
rins·es; rinsed; rins·ing
[+ 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.

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