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rinse verb [ rɪns ]

• wash (something) with clean water to remove soap, detergent, dirt, or impurities.
• "always rinse your hair thoroughly"
Similar: wash, wash out, wash lightly, clean, cleanse, bathe, dip, drench, splash, hose down, swill, sluice, flush out/away, wash off,

rinse noun

• an act of rinsing something.
• "I gave my hands a quick rinse"
• an antiseptic solution for cleansing the mouth.
• "the medication is used as a rinse twice a day after breakfast and dinner"
• a preparation for conditioning or temporarily tinting the hair.
• "a coloured rinse"
Origin: Middle English (as a verb): from Old French rincer, of unknown ultimate origin.

rinse, repeat

• used to indicate the continual repetition of an action or sequence of events, typically in a way regarded as tiresomely predictable.
"If the sun doesn't come out soon, I'm going to kill myself. Rain, clouds, grey, cold. Rinse, repeat"



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