The difference between Purge and Purging

When used as nouns, purge means an act of purging, whereas purging means the act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly: a removal of undesirable people. the cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.


Purge is also verb with the meaning: to clean thoroughly.

check bellow for the other definitions of Purge and Purging

  1. Purge as a noun:

    An act of purging.

  2. Purge as a noun (medicine):

    An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting.

  3. Purge as a noun:

    A cleansing of pipes.

  4. Purge as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were not reversible."

  5. Purge as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Arbuthnot"

  1. Purge as a verb (transitive):

    to clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities

  2. Purge as a verb (transitive, religion):

    to free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds

  3. Purge as a verb (transitive):

    To remove by cleansing; to wash away.

  4. Purge as a verb (transitive, medicine):

    to void (the bowels); to vomit.

  5. Purge as a verb (transitive, medicine):

    To operate on (somebody) as a cathartic, or in a similar manner.

  6. Purge as a verb (transitive, legal):

    to clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation

  7. Purge as a verb (transitive):

    To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).

  8. Purge as a verb (intransitive):

    To become pure, as by clarification.

  9. Purge as a verb (intransitive):

    To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.

  1. Purging as a verb:

  1. Purging as a noun:

    The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly: A removal of undesirable people. The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.

  2. Purging as a noun:

    The removal of waste from the human body, particularly: The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomitting, etc. The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.

  3. Purging as a noun (chiefly, _, medicine):

    Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.

  4. Purging as a noun:

    That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.

  5. Purging as a noun:

    the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed.

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