Clean vs. Rinse — What's the Difference?

Free from dirt, marks, or stains

To wash lightly with water.

Morally uncontaminated; pure; innocent

To remove (soap, for example) by washing lightly in water.

Free from irregularities; having a smooth edge or surface

The act of washing lightly.

(of a taste, sound, or smell) giving a clear and distinctive impression to the senses; sharp and fresh

A solution, such as water, used in rinsing.

So as to be free from dirt, marks, or unwanted matter

A solution used in coloring or conditioning the hair.

Used to emphasize the completeness of a reported action, condition, or experience

(transitive) To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.

Make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from

(transitive) To remove soap from (something) using water.

An act of cleaning something

To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.

Free from dirt, stain, or impurities; unsoiled

The action of rinsing.

Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated

A liquid used to rinse, now particularly a hair dye.

Not infected

To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.

Producing relatively little pollution

To cleancse by the introduction of water; - applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle.

Producing relatively little radioactive fallout or contamination

The act of rinsing.

Having no imperfections or blemishes; regular or even

A liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint

Not ornate or intricate; spare

The removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing

Sharply defined; clear-cut

The act of giving a light tint to the hair

Free from clumsiness; deft; adroit

Washing lightly without soap

Devoid of restrictions or encumbrances

Wash off soap or remaining dirt

Thorough; complete

Clean with some chemical process

Having few alterations or corrections; legible

Rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash;

Blank

Morally pure; virtuous

Having no marks of discredit or offense

Fit for all readers, listeners, or audiences; not ribald or obscene

Honest or fair

Not carrying concealed weapons or drugs.

Innocent of a suspected crime.

Free from narcotics addiction.

Showing no evidence of using banned or performance-enhancing substances

So as to be unsoiled

In a fair manner

In a clean or nonpolluting manner

(Informal) Entirely; wholly

To rid of dirt, rubbish, or impurities

To get rid of (impurities or dirt, for example); remove

To prepare (fowl or other food) for cooking, as by removing the entrails or fat.

To remove the contents from; empty

(Sports) To lift (a barbell) from the floor to the shoulders in one motion.

To undergo or perform an act of cleaning.

Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.

Not dirty.

In an unmarked condition.

(aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.

(aviation) Having the undercarriage and flaps in the up position.

Empty.

(of metal) Having relatively few impurities.

Free of immorality or criminality.

Pure, especially morally or religiously.

Not having used drugs or alcohol.

(of criminal, driving, etc. records) Without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record.

(informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.

(informal) Devoid of profanity.

Smooth, exact, and performed well.

(obsolete) Total; utter. still in "clean sweep"

(informal) Cool or neat.

(health) Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

That does not damage the environment.

Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.

Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.

Well-proportioned; shapely.

Ascended without falling.

Removal of dirt.

(weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.

(transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.

(transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.

To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.

(intransitive) To make things clean in general.

To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).

To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.

To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.

(video games) clean up

To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.

Fully and completely.

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects; as, clean land; clean timber.

Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, a clean trick; a clean leap over a fence.

Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.

Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.

Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.

Free from ceremonial defilement.

Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in tone; healthy.

Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.

Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely.

Without miscarriage; not bunglingly; dexterously.

To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse.

A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

Make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from;

Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits;

Clean and tidy up the house;

Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing;

Be cleanable;

Deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.;

Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely;

Remove while making clean;

Remove unwanted substances from

Remove shells or husks from;

Free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits;

Free of restrictions or qualifications;

(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims;

Free from impurities;

Without difficulties or problems;

Ritually clean or pure

Not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination;

(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers;

Free from sepsis or infection;

Morally pure;

(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections;

Of a surface; not written or printed on;

Marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play;

Thorough and without qualification;

(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense;

Not carrying concealed weapons

Free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed;

Free of drugs;

Completely; used as intensifiers;

In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating;