(~s, rinsing, ~d)
1.
When you ~ something, you wash it in clean water in order to remove dirt or soap from it.
It’s important to ~ the rice to remove the starch.
VERB: V n
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Rinse is also a noun.
A quick ~ isn’t sufficient. Use plenty of running water to wash away all traces of shampoo.
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2.
If you ~ your mouth, you wash it by filling your mouth with water or with a liquid that kills germs, then spitting it out.
Use a toothbrush on your tongue as well, and ~ your mouth frequently.
VERB: V n
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Rinse out means the same as ~ .
After her meal she invariably ~d out her mouth...
You should ~ your mouth out after eating.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P
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Rinse is also a noun.
...mouth ~s with fluoride.
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