n.
1.the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
2.an act of removing by cleansing purge v.
1.oust politically
2.clear of a charge
3.make pure or free from sin or guilt
4.rid of impurities
5.rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
6.eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
7.excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
Idiom of the Day
stretch the point
to interpret a point very flexibly, to exaggerate something
It is stretching the point to think that the new company policy will let us take a two-hour lunch break.