萄
rinse; select; naughty
Meanings
4 senses · 19 examplesverb
wash; rinse; clean by soaking and stirring
Often used for cleaning grains, sand, or other granular materials.
Mom is rinsing rice to cook.
Workers need to wash away the mud from the sand.
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Traditional gold panning requires repeatedly rinsing gravel.
She rinsed the beans twice before cooking them.
The fishermen rinsed the seafood they caught.
verb
select; pick out; sift through
Used for selecting people or things from a group, often implies filtering out inferior options.
The company is selecting excellent recent graduates.
This competition will eliminate half of the contestants.
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We need to select high-quality raw materials.
This show uses a selection system to pick singers.
He picked out a few good books from the pile of old ones.
adjective
naughty; mischievous; playful
informalUsed to describe children who are playful and disobedient in a cute way.
This naughty kid messed up the room completely.
My nephew is very naughty and loves taking apart toys.
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The teacher said the students in this class are a bit mischievous.
She's very naughty, running around all day.
Mom smiled and called me a naughty girl.
verb
dig; excavate; dredge
formalOften used for clearing blocked drains, rivers, or wells.
The workers are dredging the well.
The municipal department is dredging the sewer system.
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They pumped out their septic tank last year.
The fishermen are dredging aquatic plants from the riverbed.