SURGE

surge, upsurge

(noun) a sudden or abrupt strong increase; “stimulated a surge of speculation”; “an upsurge of emotion”; “an upsurge in violent crime”

billow, surge

(noun) a large sea wave

rush, spate, surge, upsurge

(noun) a sudden forceful flow

surge

(verb) see one’s performance improve; “He levelled the score and then surged ahead”

scend, surge

(verb) rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; “the boats surged”

tide, surge

(verb) rise or move forward; “surging waves”

soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom

(verb) rise rapidly; “the dollar soared against the yen”

billow, surge, heave

(verb) rise and move, as in waves or billows; “The army surged forward”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

surge (plural surges)

A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.

The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation

(electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.

(nautical) The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).

(obsolete) A spring; a fountain.

The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.

Synonyms

• inrush

Verb

surge (third-person singular simple present surges, present participle surging, simple past and past participle surged)

(intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.

To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.

(transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.

Anagrams

• Ruges, grues, urges

Source: Wiktionary

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Surge, n. Etym: [L. surgere, surrectum, to raise, to rise; sub under + regere to direct: cf. OF. surgeon, sourgeon, fountain. See Regent, and cf. Insurrection, Sortie, Source.]

1. A spring; a fountain. [Obs.] "Divers surges and springs of water." Ld. Berners.

2. A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind. He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. James i. 6 (Rev. Ver.) He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar, Pursues the foaming surges to the shore. Dryden.

3. The motion of, or produced by, a great wave.

4. The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.

Surge, v. i.

1. To swell; to rise hifg and roll. The surging waters like a mountain rise. Spenser.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: To slip along a windlass.

Surge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surged; p. pr. & vb. n. Surging.] Etym: [Cf. F. surgir to cast anchor, to land. Cf. Surge, n.] (Naut.)

Definition: To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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