Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - rinse

~1 v 1 to wash clothes, dishes etc quickly with water, especially running water, and without soap  (Let me just rinse my hands. | Rinse the vegetables under a cold tap.) 2 to wash something in clean water in order to remove soap from it  (Rinse your hair thoroughly to get all the shampoo out.) 3 to remove soap, dirt etc from something by washing it quickly with water  (rinse sth out/away/off etc)  (I tried to rinse the mud off under the tap.) 4 to put colour into your hair rinse sth out phr v to wash something in clean water, especially to remove soap from it  (Don't forget to rinse out your swimsuit.) ~2 n 1 give sth a rinse to rinse something  (I'll just give this shirt a quick rinse.) 2 a product you use to change the colour of your hair or to make it more shiny  (a blue rinse for grey hair)