1.  rinse(n = noun.substance) - a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint;
is a kind of hair coloring, hair dye

2.  rinse(n = noun.act) rinsing - the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing;
is a kind of remotion, removal
is a part of lavation, wash, washing
Derived form verb rinse₁

3.  rinse(n = noun.act) - the act of giving a light tint to the hair;
is a kind of hair coloring

4.  rinse(n = noun.act) - washing lightly without soap;
is a kind of lavation, wash, washing
Derived form verb rinse₂

1.  rinse(v = verb.contact) rinse off - wash off soap or remaining dirt;
is one way to launder, wash
Derived forms noun rinse₂, noun rinsing₁
Sample sentences: They rinse the cape

2.  rinse(v = verb.contact) wash - clean with some chemical process;
is one way to process, serve, swear out
Derived form noun rinse₄
Sample sentences: They rinse the cape

3.  rinse(v = verb.body) gargle - rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid"
is one way to lave, wash
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

1.  To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing. [1913 Webster]

2.  To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle. Shak. [1913 Webster]

   The act of rinsing. [1913 Webster]

rinse, v. & n.
--v.tr. (often foll. by through, out)
1 wash with clean water.
2 apply liquid to.
3 wash lightly.
4 put (clothes etc.) through clean water to remove soap or detergent.
5 (foll. by out, away) clear (impurities) by rinsing.
--n.
1 the act or an instance of rinsing (give it a rinse).
2 a solution for cleansing the mouth.
3 a dye for the temporary tinting of hair (a blue rinse).

Derivative:
rinser n.

Etymology:
ME f. OF rincer, raincier, of unkn. orig.

VB  be clean, render clean, clean, cleanse, mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up, wash, lave, launder, buck, absterge, deterge, decrassify, clear, purify, depurate, despumate, defecate, purge, expurgate, elutriate, lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack, filter, filtrate, drain, strain, disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize, whitewash, castrate, emasculate, sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep, rout out, clear out, sweep out, make a clean sweep of.

rinse off