Purging

Purging is an act of flushing, rinsing, cleaning or emptying of a body or system.

Two examples of purging are:

  • people with anorexia purge by making themselves vomit they do this to try to get rid of the calories they have eaten usually after bingeing, in order not to gain weight
  • a central heating system after installing radiators, the air within the system requires purging so that the system contains only the desired liquid (water and inhibitor)
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