rinse out

verb

To clean (as the inside of a container) by washing it to remove residue.

“To rinse out hair conditioner.”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. transitiveTo clean (as the inside of a container) by washing it to remove residue.
  2. transitiveTo remove matter by rinsing with water.

    To rinse out hair conditioner.

nounrinse out (plural rinse outs)

plural rinse outs

  1. An act of rinsing out.

    A hasty rinse out under the tap was all the attention he bestowed on the crockery; and five minutes' desperate energy with the broom resulted in most of the rubbish being deposited under the bed.

    1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 92

Translations

Czech vyplachovat, vypláchnout
  • vyplachovatto clean by washing
  • vypláchnoutto clean by washing
  • vyplachovatto remove matter by rinsing with water
  • vypláchnoutto remove matter by rinsing with water
Polish wypłukiwać, wypłukać
  • wypłukiwaćto clean by washing
  • wypłukaćto clean by washing
  • wypłukiwaćto remove matter by rinsing with water
  • wypłukaćto remove matter by rinsing with water
  • wypłukanieact of rinsing out
Cite this entry
APA

rinse out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rinse%20out

MLA

“rinse out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rinse%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rinse out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rinse%20out.

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