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rinsed

rinsed is the simple past and past participle of rinse.

Meaning of rinse

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. (transitive) To drink and hangout with friends.
    • Let's Rinse later tonight at my house.
  4. (transitive) To swish (a liquid) around the inside of something.
    • Oscar uncapped his beer, rinsed the first mouthful around.1958 May, Avram Davidson, “Or All The Seas With Oysters”, in Galaxy Science Fiction, page 51
  5. (UK, slang) To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.
    • You got rinsed.

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Phrases with rinsed

Questions about rinsed

What is rinsed the simple past and past participle of?
Rinsed is the simple past and past participle of rinse.

Words near rinsed in the dictionary

  1. rinse-pitcher
  2. rinse-pitchers
  3. rinse-repeat
  4. rinseability
  5. rinseable
  6. rinsed
  7. rinsed down
  8. rinsed off
  9. rinsed out
  10. rinser
  11. rinsers

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