Purge

What do we mean by purge?

To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted. intransitive verb

To remove or eliminate (unwanted physical matter). intransitive verb

To rid (a person or thing) of something unwanted. intransitive verb

To remove or eliminate (an unwanted element). intransitive verb

To clear (a person) of a charge or conviction. intransitive verb

To rid (a nation or political party, for example) of people considered undesirable. intransitive verb

To get rid of (people considered undesirable). intransitive verb

To cause evacuation of (the bowels). intransitive verb

To induce evacuation of the bowels in (an individual). intransitive verb

To clear (a storage device) of unwanted data. intransitive verb

To delete (unwanted data) from a storage device. intransitive verb

To undergo or cause an emptying of the bowels. intransitive verb

To vomit or force oneself to vomit, especially as a symptom of an eating disorder. intransitive verb

The act or process of purging. noun

Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative. noun

An act of purging.

An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting.

A cleansing of pipes.

A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.

That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.

Words that are spelled similarly to purge:
purge, surge, pure, urge, purse, puree, spurge, parge, gurge, pudge, burge, porge, lurge, perge, purg, purée, purre, purga, pur�e, pur?e.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word purge:
gulag, purged, rump, stalin, melancholy, communists, protectorate, anarchy, executed, knives, repression, treason, exiled, arrested, communist, hitler, faction, execution, suspected, coup, norway, persecution, posthumously, nazi, soviet, trials, accused, terror, enemies, imprisoned, imprisonment, ranks, targeted, expelled, regime, ussr, corruption, opponents, convicted, arrest, wang, indonesian, moscow, followers, officials, humanity, officers, exile, evil, parliament, millions, victims, trial, perceived, alleged, kim, leaders, jews, deemed, leadership, party.

Words that rhyme with purge:
surge, urge, scourge, emerge, converge, merge, verge, splurge, dirge, diverge, serge, submerge, spurge, upsurge, reemerge, berge, virge, sexual urge, sun spurge, birge, caper spurge, hairy spurge, myrtle spurge, japanese spurge, dwarf spurge, cypress spurge, slipper spurge, leafy spurge, allegheny mountain spurge, allegheny spurge, petty spurge, burdge, wild spurge, flowering spurge, toothed spurge, wood spurge.

Adjectives that are often used to describe purge:
great, political, bloody, thorough, brisk, massive, drastic, general, major, wholesale, mercurial, communist, red, second, extensive, scale, mild, active, ruthless, sweeping, violent, stalinist, gentle, military, strong, subsequent, initial, complete, systematic, widespread, occasional, internal, big, final, smart, recent, continuous, soviet, cultural, nazi, postwar, permanent, called, thoroughgoing, radical, inert, severe, immediate, brutal, preliminary, sharp, powerful, vast, nationwide, administrative, dry, emotional, necessary, ideological, famous, vigorous, monetary, semitic, successful, blood, saline, impending, russian, hydragogue, latest, savage, minor, terrible.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective purge:
cycle, trap, gas, trials, syndrome, behavior, episodes, air, time, system, command, cycles, valve, victims, box, behaviors, victim, water, rate, blocks, button, period, gases, flow, valves, society, memory, pattern, lines, times, episode, systems, list, files, date, process, streams, subtype, campaign, method, unit, problem, mist, field, function, sequence, material, option, compulsion, frequency, ventilation, volume, measures, pressure, attribute, rates, connections, generation, stream, requirements, operation, trial, fluid, steps, volumes, hose, commission, oath, commissions, meters, content, toxins, committees, thyself, commands, cylinder, swing, feed, dosages, wells, operations, records, sampling, session, corruption, tubing, disorder, expiation, eaters, messages, mode.

Consonant match to purge:
page, podge, paige, padge, pudge, pogge.

Words that sound like purge:
purge, perge, perch, purch, pirch, perche, berge, birge, burdge, brj, purg, perg, prg, pray, prey, pro, per, purr, pur, pry, pre, prix, purged, pudge, pree, podge, prie, pra, pri, pero, pere, pera, ppor, paree, perjure, pery, spurge, perot, pge, prr, purger, pige, proe, porge, padge, paj, pij, parge, purre, peri-, proj, pej, pre-, prae, perh, purree, pwr, prae-, paje, peage, prng, peaje, prei, pro-, ppar, preux, birch, burch, arj, bursch, push, putsch, page, pearl, peach, patch, perk, paige, perched, parch, perf, perl, pash, perc, perce, pearle, pearch, pach, peart, pearse, perd, lbj, peche, pch, percher, peard, perb, paage, pasche, percha.