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verb

Definition of sluice

as in to rinse

to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse he sluiced the gutters with lots of water in order to make sure they were clear

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Stream beds were exempt from vegetation clearing, an attempt to keep powerful winter flows from sluicing sediment into the lake. — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025 This was an incredible claim given the amount of money that came sluicing into the family coffers thanks to the generosity of dubious foreign actors. — Rich Lowry, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2024

Noun

Some residents said the country club contribues to flooding by opening its sluice gate when rain is forecast. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 Dump the remaining gravel through a sluice box to remove lighter sand and small rocks, which filter into a gold pan. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sluice

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The self-rinsing jet remains enclosed when not in use, so there’s less worry about the spread of bacteria.

— Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
When the water turns pink, discard it, then rinse and drain the oxtails.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of rinse

Verb

The only additional water usage for this collection comes in a single rinse wash given by Triarchy before the finished product ships so that the consumer doesn’t have to wash before wearing.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
To kill lice or eggs that have jumped to surfaces, wash all clothing, bedding, head wear and toys that came in contact with the child’s head in the past two days in hot water and dry them on high heat.

— Emily J. C. Wong, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of wash

Noun

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure debuted in 2024 — but the mountain that contains the log flume thrill ride has been around for decades longer.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
The changes come less than two months after a 13-year-old boy climbed out of a log flume and fell 50 feet.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of flume

Verb

To make way for what will be the third reservoir to serve the canal, an area of more than 11,000 acres that is currently home to schools, churches, farms and cemeteries will have to be flooded and at least 1,600 residents re-homed.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
In the post-George Floyd era, some young adults have been reluctant to become police officers compared to the days when departments were flooded with applications from eager jobseekers.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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