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surge

/ surge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a sudden or abrupt strong increase
"stimulated a surge of speculation"
"an upsurge of emotion"
"an upsurge in violent crime"
Type of:
increase step-up
Derived:
soar soar up soar upwards zoom
verb Sense 2
see one''s performance improve
"He levelled the score and then surged ahead"
Type of:
better improve ameliorate
Derived:
upsurge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
sport athletics
noun Sense 3
a large sea wave
Type of:
wave moving ridge
Derived:
scend tide billow heave
verb Sense 4
rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
"the boats surged"
Type of:
rise lift arise
Derived:
billow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 5
rise or move foward
"surging waves"
Opposites:
ebb ebb away ebb down ebb out ebb off
Type of:
run flow feed
Derived:
billow rush spate upsurge tide
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 6
rise and move, as in waves or billows
"The army surged forward"
Type of:
inflate blow up
Derived:
heave heaving rush spate upsurge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 7
a sudden forceful flow
Type of:
flow flowing
Kinds of:
debris surge debris storm onrush
Derived:
billow heave tide
verb Sense 8
rise rapidly
"the dollar soared against the yes"
Type of:
rise lift arise
Kinds of:
billow wallow
Derived:
rapid climb rapid growth zoom soar upsurge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
58
Times Searched
3
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increase step-up better improve ameliorate wave moving ridge rise lift arise run flow