SURGE
\sˈɜːd͡ʒ], \sˈɜːdʒ], \s_ˈɜː_dʒ]\
Definitions of SURGE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a sudden forceful flow
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a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"
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see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"
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rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"
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rise or move foward; "surging waves"
By Princeton University
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a sudden forceful flow
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rise rapidly, as of a current or voltage
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a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A spring; a fountain.
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A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind.
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The motion of, or produced by, a great wave.
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The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
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To swell; to rise hifg and roll.
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To slip along a windlass.
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To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald