[rin-sing] 
| 1. | an act or instance of rinsing. |
| 2. | Usually, rinsings. the liquid with which anything has been rinsed. |
[rins] verb, rinsed, rins⋅ing, noun | 1. | to wash lightly, as by pouring water into or over or by dipping in water: to rinse a cup. |
| 2. | to douse or drench in clean water as a final stage in washing. |
| 3. | to remove (soap, dirt, etc.) by such a process (often fol. by off). |
| 4. | to use a rinse on (the hair). |
| 5. | an act or instance of rinsing. |
| 6. | the water used for rinsing. |
| 7. | any preparation that may be used on the hair after washing, esp. to tint or condition the hair. |
| 8. | an act or instance of using such a preparation on the hair. |
| rinse (rĭns) tr.v. rinsed, rins·ing, rins·es
[Middle English rincen, from Old French rincier, from Vulgar Latin *recentiāre, from Latin recēns, recent-, fresh; see recent.] rins'a·ble, rins'i·ble adj., rins'er n. |