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RINSING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
Synonyms:
rinse; rinsing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rinsing" is a kind of...):
remotion; removal (the act of removing)
Holonyms ("rinsing" is a part of...):
lavation; wash; washing (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))
Derivation:
rinse (wash off soap or remaining dirt)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb rinse
