rinse down

present singular third person rinses down · participle present rinsing down · participle past rinsed down · past rinsed down

1. transitiveTo rinse (something) completely from top to bottom.

   Best practice in washing your car is that you should rinse it down before beginning to wipe or scrub with the soapy sponge, as you'll reduce the degree of abrading the paint with fine dirt particles.

2. transitiveTo send (something) down the drain by rinsing action.

   There was some food residue in the sink, so she rinsed it down.