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| surge [ surj ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle surged, present participle surg·ing, 3rd person present singular surg·es) |
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1. move like waves: to move in or like a wave, rising up and subsiding and sweeping forward or back
  The boat surged in the rising swell.
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2. make concerted rush: to move in a body, especially to make a sudden concerted rush in a particular direction
The crowd surged toward the exit.
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3. increase suddenly: to increase strongly and suddenly
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4. nautical slip while being turned: to slip while being turned on a capstan or windlass
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refers to ropes and cables
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noun (plural surg·es) |
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1. large motion: a powerful rising and falling, or forward rushing movement, like that of the sea
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2. burst of feeling: a sudden, intense experience of an emotion, especially one that seems to rush through somebody like a wave
a surge of anger
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3. sudden increase: a sudden increase in something, often one that is relatively short-lived
a surge in demand
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4. power increase: a sudden and temporary increase in electrical current or voltage
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5. astronomy energetic solar prominence: an energetic solar prominence lasting for several minutes, which accompanies a solar flare
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6. nautical slip of rope: a sudden slipping or slackening of a rope or cable on a boat or ship
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| [Early 16th century. < French surgir "rise up," sourge-, stem of sourdre "spring up," both < Latin surgere "rise up from below"] |
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| surg·er noun |
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