Textual thesaurus for "purge"

(noun) purging

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

(noun) purgation, purging

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

(verb) upchuck, vomit, vomit up, retch, puke, regorge, regurgitate, cast, cat, chuck, sick, spew, spue, throw up, barf, be sick, disgorge, honk

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

(verb) scour, flush

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

flush the wound with antibiotics; purge the old gas tank

(verb) purify, sanctify

make pure or free from sin or guilt

he left the monastery purified