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binge
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binge and purge
to overeat and vomit, alternatively and repeatedly. (A symptom of the condition called bulimia.) She had binged and purged a number of times before she finally sought help from a doctor. Terry had been bingeing and purging for a number of years and was very, very thin.
See also: and, purge

go on a binge

to do too much of something, especially to drink too much. Jane went on a binge last night and is very sick this morning. Bill loves to spend money on clothes. He's out on a binge right now—buying everything in sight.


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It was been reported that a quarter of high school students have binged in the last month.
Obese patients with binge-eating disorder treated with topiramate in an open-label study binged significantly less often and lost weight, according to a study by Susan L.
Fourteen percent of women reported that they binged on alcohol in the preconception period.
 
 
 
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