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Rinse vs Srub - What's the difference?

rinse | srub |

As nouns the difference between rinse and srub

is that rinse is the action of rinsing while srub is (a drink of fruit juice, spirits, etc).

As a verb rinse

is to wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.

rinse

English

Verb

  • To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
    • You'd better rinse that stain before putting the shirt in the washing machine.
  • To remove soap from (something) using water.
    • Rinse the dishes after you wash them.
  • (UK, slang) to thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.
    • Checkmate!
    Oh no.
    You got rinsed .

    Derived terms

    * rinse off * rinse out

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of rinsing.
    • I'll just give this knife a quick rinse .
  • Any hair dye.
    • I had a henna rinse yesterday.

    Anagrams

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    srub

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (a drink of fruit juice, spirits, etc.)
  • * Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
    • Will you take something? A glass of srub and water, now? I smoke on srub and water, myself,' said Mr. Omer, taking up his glass, 'because it's considered softening to the passages, by which this troublesome breath of mine gets into action.
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