Surge Definition & Meaning

surge
noun
  1. a sudden forceful flow
  2. a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"
  3. a large sea wave
verb
  1. rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
  2. rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"
  3. rise or move forward; "surging waves"
  4. rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"
  5. see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"

Synonyms for surge

billow noun

a large sea wave rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky" move with great difficulty

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heave noun

an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

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rush adj

not accepting reservations done under pressure; "a rush job" the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

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scend verb

rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"

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soar noun

the act of rising upward into the air rise rapidly

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spate noun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble

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tide noun

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon something that may increase or

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upsurge noun

a sudden forceful flow a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion

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zoom noun

a rapid rise the act of rising upward into the air move along very quickly move with a low humming noise rise rapidly

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"Surge" in song lyrics

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  • "SHORT CIRCUIT MICS and cause an electrical surge"
    Apathy — Just Begun
  • "You'll become part of this submerge bullet surge"
    Bronze Nazareth f/ Kevlaar 7 — Immovable
  • "Coast to coast makin' the musical surge"
    Chief Kamachi — RapWhore (Part 1)

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What does surge mean?
a sudden forceful flow a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime" a large sea wave rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen" rise or move forward; "surging waves" rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged" see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"
What part of speech is surge?
Surge is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does surge have?
Surge has 8 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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