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A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc.

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  1. n. A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc.
  2. n. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
  3. n. purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  4. A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc.
  5. A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of themouth, bowels, etc.
  6. n:100 n. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions n. purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels