purge vs cleanup

cleanup vs purge

purge and cleanup both are nouns.

purge is a verb but cleanup is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
purge	Yes	No	Yes	No
cleanup	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cleanup is a hypernym of purge; that is, cleanup is a word with a broader meaning than purge:

purge: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
cleanup: the act of making something clean

Other hypernyms of purge include cleaning, cleansing.

purge (noun)	cleanup (noun)
an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements	the act of making something clean
the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge	(baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place	a very large profit

purge (verb)	cleanup (verb)
excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
rid of impurities
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
make pure or free from sin or guilt
clear of a charge
oust politically

Difference between purge and cleanup

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