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Meaning of 'surge' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Surge [ n.]
- A spring; a fountain.
- A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind.
- The motion of, or produced by, a great wave.
- The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
- To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).
2 . Surge [ v. i.]
- To swell; to rise hifg and roll.
- To slip along a windlass.

Meaning of 'surge' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . surge [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a sudden or abrupt strong increase
Example in sentence:
  • an upsurge in violent crime;
  • an upsurge of emotion;
  • stimulated a surge of speculation
2 . surge [ v]
Meaning (2):
- see one's performance improve
Example in sentence:
  • He levelled the score and then surged ahead
Meaning (3):
- rise or move forward
Example in sentence:
  • surging waves
Meaning (4):
- rise and move, as in waves or billows
Example in sentence:
  • The army surged forward
Meaning (5):
- rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
Example in sentence:
  • the boats surged
Meaning (6):
- rise rapidly
Example in sentence:
  • the dollar soared against the yen

Nearby Words:

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