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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Purging

/pẽrj'-ĭng/ · Pur·ging · IPA /pˈɜrdʒɪŋ/
01 a. That purges; cleansing.
  1. 1.
    That purges; cleansing.
Phrases & compounds
Purging flax — an annual European plant of the genus Linum (Linum catharticum); dwarf wild flax; -- so called from its use as a cathartic medicine.
02 n. The act of cleansing; excessive evacuations; especially, diarrhea.
  1. 1.
    The act of cleansing; excessive evacuations; especially, diarrhea.(Med.)