Lexic.us

Definition of Surge

1. Verb. Rise and move, as in waves or billows. "The army surged forward"

2. Noun. A sudden forceful flow.

3. Verb. Rise rapidly. "The dollar soared against the yen"

4. Noun. A sudden or abrupt strong increase. "An upsurge in violent crime"

5. Verb. Rise or move forward. "Surging waves"

6. Noun. A large sea wave.

7. Verb. Rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave. "The boats surged"

8. Verb. See one's performance improve. "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"

Definition of Surge

1. n. A spring; a fountain.

2. v. i. To swell; to rise hifg and roll.

3. v. t. To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).

Definition of Surge

1. Noun. A sudden rush, flood or increase which is transient. ¹

2. Noun. The maximum amplitude of a vehicles' forward/backward oscillation ¹

3. Noun. (electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current. ¹

4. Noun. (nautical) The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501). ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly. ¹

6. Verb. To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive nautical) To slack off a line. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Surge

1. to move in a swelling manner [v SURGED, SURGING, SURGES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Surge

surfings surflike surfman surfmen surform surfperch surfperches surfrider surfriders surfriding

surfs surfside surfy surgations surge (current term) surge protector surge suppressor surge suppressors surged surgeful

surgeless surgent surgeon surgeon's knot surgeoncies surgeoncy surgeoness surgeonesses surgeonfish

Literary usage of Surge

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1922)
"3 7/i analytical methods the surge chamber is usually taken as uniform in ... 4 Tin nindi I m< thod is readily extended to the case of a surge chamber with ..."

2. An universal etymological English dictionaryby Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1724)
"... F.] t* the Deed doing ; to lead one into an ErA surge, ;of Surada, LI a Billow or Wave o) the Sea, efpc'. ... To surge, \_Sta ..."

3. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"—L. surgere, to rise ; see surge (below). unruly, disregarding restraint. ... Fabyan has unruled. surge. (L.) Coined directly from L. surgere, ..."

4. The Poetical Works of Samuel Lover by Samuel Lover (1868)
"Fancy waves her magic wand; Then the surge that's heavenward springing Towards ... Upward still the surge is straining, As 'twould reach the studded sky, ..."

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