What does purga in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word purga in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use purga in Spanish.

The word purga in Spanish means purgative, laxative, purge, purge, clear, get rid of, purge, clean, cleanse, purge. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word purga

purgative, laxative

nombre femenino (laxante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las purgas se toman para vaciar el vientre.
Purgatives (or: laxatives) are taken to clean out the intestines.

purge

nombre femenino (selección por ideología) (political)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hicieron una purga en el partido y echaron a ocho miembros.
They carried out a purge of the party and threw out eight members.

purge, clear

verbo transitivo (depurar, purificar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los técnicos purgaron las tuberías del área de producción de la planta.
The technicians purged (or: cleared) the pipes on the production floor of the plant.

get rid of

verbo pronominal (tomar un laxante)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Jorge llevaba estreñido varios días pero ya se purgó con unas pastillas.
Jorge had been suffering from constipation for a few days but got rid of it by taking pills.

purge, clean, cleanse

verbo transitivo (el sistema digestivo) (body)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La madre purga a sus hijos con aceite de ricino cuando están estreñidos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. My friend cleansed her digestive system to solve her constipation problem.

purge

verbo transitivo (corregir una falta)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El oráculo dijo a Hércules que purgaría sus culpas sirviendo a Euristeo.
The Oracle told Hercules that he could purge his sins by serving Eurystheus.

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