rinse off

verb

To clean by rinsing.

“I rinsed off my shirt under the tap, to get rid of the worst of the mud.”

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Meanings

verbrinse off (third-person singular simple present rinses off, present participle rinsing off, simple past and past participle rinsed off)

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

  1. To clean by rinsing.

    I rinsed off my shirt under the tap, to get rid of the worst of the mud.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbwash off soap or remaining dirt

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