/pɜːdʒ/
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.verb
To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeedsTo remove by cleansing; to wash away.To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.To cause someone to purge, operate on (somebody) as or with a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputationTo clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).To become pure, as by clarification.To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.To trim, dress or prune.