purge

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Synonyms: surge, urge, pure, purse, gurge, pudge, puree, parge, spurge, purga, purée

Antonyms: surge, urge, pure, purse, gurge, pudge, puree, parge, spurge, purga, purée

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[clean]] thoroughly; to [[rid]] of [[impurity|impurities]]; to [[cleanse]]; to [[clear]] of (something unwanted).
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[remove]] by [[cleansing]]; to [[wash away]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[free]] from [[sin]], [[guilt]]{{,}} or [[burden]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive|medicine}} To [[evacuate]] (the [[bowel]]s or the [[stomach]]); to [[defecate]] or [[vomit]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|medicine}} To cause someone to purge; to operate (on somebody) using a [[cathartic]] or [[emetic]], or in a similar manner.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[forcibly]] [[remove]], for example, from [[political]] activity.
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[forcibly]] [[remove]] people by an [[organization]].
8. {{lb|en|transitive|law}} To [[clear]] of a [[charge]], [[suspicion]], or [[imputation]].
9. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[clarify]]; to [[clear]] the [[dregs]] from ([[liquor]]).
10. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become [[pure]], as by [[clarification]].
11. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To have or produce [[frequent]] [[evacuation]]s from the [[intestine]]s, as by means of a [[cathartic]].
12. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[trim]], [[dress]]{{,}} or [[prune]]. <!--Chambers 1908-->

Noun

1. An act or instance of [[#Verb|purging]].
2. {{lb|en|medicine}} An [[evacuation]] of the [[bowels]] or the [[stomach]]; a [[defecation]] or [[vomiting]].
3. Something which or someone who purges; especially, a [[medicine]] that [[evacuate]]s the [[intestine]]s; a [[cathartic]].
4. A [[forcible]] [[removal]] of people, for example, from political activity.
5. An act or instance of the cleansing of pipes.
6. A red or reddish [[liquid]] that seeps out from [[raw]] [[muscular]] [[meat]] consisting mostly of [[water]] and [[protein]]; "meat juice".
7. The temporarily worsening of acne due to the introduction of skincare products that increase cell turnover, bringing underlying blemishes to the surface more quickly.
8. {{lb|en|slang}} A period of time in which normal [[rule]]s [[supposedly]] do not [[apply]]; especially, a time for [[violence]] and [[gang war]].

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