purging

Meanings

• an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
• the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
• oust politically
• clear of a charge
• make pure or free from sin or guilt
• rid of impurities
• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
• excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
• serving to purge or rid of sin

Synonyms

barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, flush, honk, puke, purgation, purgatorial, purge, purify, purifying, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sanctify, scour, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up