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   surge

   /sərj/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the waves or tide: "flooding caused by tidal surges" Similar gushrushoutpouringstreamflowsweeptechnical:effluxswellswellingheavingbillowingrollingrollbulgingeddyingswirlingtide
   • 2. a sudden large increase, typically a brief one that happens during an otherwise stable or quiescent period: "the firm predicted a 20% surge in sales" Similar sudden increaserisegrowthupswingupsurgeescalationjumpleapboost
   • ▪ a sudden marked increase in voltage or current in an electric circuit.
   • 3. a powerful rush of an emotion or feeling: "Sophie felt a surge of anger" Similar rushblaststormtorrentblazeoutbursteruption
   • 4. a major deployment of military forces to reinforce those already in a particular area.

   verb

   • 1. (of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward: "the journalists surged forward" Similar gushrushstreamflowburstpourcascadespilloverflowbrim overwellsweepspoutspurtjetspewdischargerollwhirlseetheswarmcrowdriseswellheavebillowrolleddyswirl
   • ▪ (of an electric voltage or current) increase suddenly.
   • 2. increase suddenly and powerfully: "shares surged to a record high" Similar increase suddenlyrisegrowescalatejumpleapboost
   • 3. (of an emotion or feeling) affect someone powerfully and suddenly: "indignation surged up within her"
   • 4. (of a rope, chain, or windlass) slip back with a jerk.

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘fountain, stream’): the noun (in early use) from Old French sourgeon; the verb partly from the Old French stem sourge-, based on Latin surgere ‘to rise’. Early senses of the verb included ‘rise and fall on the waves’ and ‘swell with great force’.

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   Synonyms for SURGE: wave, swell, tsunami, billow, ripple, surf, sea (s), curl; Antonyms of SURGE: restrain, contain, shut (in or up), bottle (up), decrease, diminish, recede, lessen.

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   Synonyms and examples. increase. There has been an sharp increase in municipal taxes this year. rise. Last month saw a rise in the rate of inflation. gain. We are not seeing the gains in productivity that we expected. boost. We are hoping for a boost in sales this year. jump. The jump in prices was generally expected. leap.

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   Synonyms for SURGE in English: rush, rise, growth, boost, flood, escalation, upsurge, upswing, sudden increase, uprush, …

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   surge, upsurge noun. a sudden or abrupt strong increase. "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime". Synonyms: spate, billow, upsurge, rush. billow, surge verb. a large sea wave. Synonyms: spate, billow, upsurge, rush.

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    surge - WordReference.com English Thesaurus. Listen: UK:* /ˈsɜːr dʒ/ US: /sɝdʒ/ , (sûrj) definition | English Collocations | Conjugator | in Spanish | in French | in context | images. Inflections of ' surge ' ( v ): ( ⇒ conjugate) surges. v 3rd person singular. surging. v pres p. surged. v past. surged. v past p. surge.

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