1. (

• purge ,
• purging ,
• purgation ,

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

2. (

• purge ,
• purging

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

3. (

• purge ,

) an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin" ;

1. (

• purge

) oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime" ;

2. (

• purge

) clear of a charge ;

3. (

• purify ,
• purge ,
• sanctify

) make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" ;

4. (

• purge

) rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind" ;

5. (

• flush ,
• scour ,
• purge ,

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

6. (

• vomit ,
• vomit_up ,
• purge ,
• cast ,
• sick ,
• cat ,
• be_sick ,
• disgorge ,
• regorge ,
• retch ,
• puke ,
• barf ,
• spew ,
• spue ,
• chuck ,
• upchuck ,
• honk ,
• regurgitate ,
• throw_up

) 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" ;

7. (

• purge

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