rinse out

verb, noun — 3 senses

rinse out

verb

1

To clean (as the inside of a container) by washing it to remove residue.

2

To remove matter by rinsing with water.

To rinse out hair conditioner.

rinse out

noun

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:

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