English to English noun source: wordnet30
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a sudden or abrupt strong increase | Example:
• stimulated a surge of speculation • an upsurge of emotion • an upsurge in violent crime
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5 |
rise and move, as in waves or billows | Example:
• The army surged forward
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• the dollar soared against the yen
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• surging waves
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rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave | Example:
• the boats surged
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9 |
see one's performance improve | Example:
• He levelled the score and then surged ahead
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10 |
To swell; to rise hifg and roll. | source: webster1913
11 |
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: webster1913
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