ege

n. [ L. egens, -entis, p. pr. of egere to be needy, suffer want. ] The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want. [ R. ] J. Grote.

n. An impetuous flood; a bore. See Eagre. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ From L. egerminare to sprout. ] To germinate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. egestus, p. p. of egerere to carry out, to discharge; e out + gerere to carry. ] (Physiol.) To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the lungs, skin, or kidneys. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., neut. pl. from p. p. of L. egere. See Egest. ] (Physiol.) That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; -- opposed to ingesta. [ 1913 Webster ]