purge (n.)

  1. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

    [ Syn: purging , purgation ]

  2. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

    [ Syn: purging ]

  3. an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; he died in a purge by Stalin'

    purge (v.)

  1. oust politically; Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime'

  2. clear of a charge

  3. make pure or free from sin or guilt; he left the monastery purified

    [ Syn: purify , sanctify ]

  4. rid of impurities; purge the water; purge your mind'

  5. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; flush the wound with antibiotics; purge the old gas tank

    [ Syn: flush , scour ]

  6. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; After drinking too much, the students vomited; He purged continuously; The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

    [ Syn: vomit , vomit up , cast , sick , cat , be sick , disgorge , regorge , retch , puke , barf , spew , spue , chuck , upchuck , honk , regurgitate , throw up ]

  7. excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); The doctor decided that the patient must be purged'

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