purge

Definitions

General English

• verb to remove something bad or harmful from your mind or body
• verb to remove opponents or other unacceptable people from a group
• verb to make a patient have a bowel movement

General Science

• verb to flush a system with a liquid or gas to clean it

Computing

• verb to remove unnecessary or out of date data from a file or disk

Construction

• To remove unwanted liquid, sediment, air or gas from a ductline, pipeline, container, space, or furnace.

Electronics

• To remove any gases from an enclosure.
• To remove any impurities from a substance or material.
• To remove all data from memory, a storage medium, a file, or the like.

Medical

• verb to induce evacuation of the bowels

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Contexts for “purge”

10 definitions in context
• General English
• General Science
• Computing
• Construction
• Electronics
• Medical