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rinse out

rinse out verb: to clean (as the inside of a container) by washing it to remove residue.

Verb

rinse out (third-person singular simple present rinses out, present participle rinsing out, simple past and past participle rinsed out)

  1. (transitive) To clean (as the inside of a container) by washing it to remove residue.
  2. (transitive) To remove matter by rinsing with water.
    • To rinse out hair conditioner.

Noun

rinse out (plural rinse outs)

  1. An act of rinsing out.
    • A hasty rinse out under the tap was all the attention he bestowed on the crockery; and five minutes' desperate energy with the broom resulted in most of the rubbish being deposited under the bed.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 92

Forms of rinse out

Verb
third-person singular presentrinses out
present participlerinsing out
past participlerinsed out
pastrinsed out
Noun
pluralrinse outs

Questions about rinse out

What does rinse out mean?
Rinse out means to clean (as the inside of a container) by washing it to remove residue.
What part of speech is rinse out?
Rinse out can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of rinse out?
The past tense of rinse out is rinsed out.

Words near rinse out in the dictionary

  1. rinse aid
  2. rinse aids
  3. rinse and repeat
  4. rinse down
  5. rinse off
  6. rinse out
  7. rinse outs
  8. rinse-pitcher
  9. rinse-pitchers
  10. rinse-repeat
  11. rinseability

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