surge
noun
1. a sudden forceful flow
Similar word(s): rush, spate, upsurge
Definition categories: event, flow, flowing
2. a sudden or abrupt strong increase
- stimulated a surge of speculation
- an upsurge of emotion
- an upsurge in violent crime
Similar word(s): upsurge
Definition categories: act, increase
3. a large sea wave
Similar word(s): billow
Definition categories: event, wave
Sentences with surge as a noun:
- He felt a surge of excitement.
- A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district.
verb
1. rise and move, as in waves or billows
- The army surged forward
Similar word(s): billow, heave
Definition categories: motion, inflate
2. rise rapidly
Definition categories: motion, arise, lift, rise, uprise
3. rise or move forward
Similar word(s): tide
Definition categories: motion, course, feed, flow, run
4. rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- the boats surged
Similar word(s): scend
Definition categories: motion, arise, lift, rise, uprise
5. see one's performance improve
- He levelled the score and then surged ahead
Definition categories: change, ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate
Sentences with surge as a verb:
- Toaster sales surged last year.
- A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up.