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surge

UK/sɜːd͡ʒ/ US/sɝd͡ʒ/ fairly common us
verb (5) noun (3)

verb

1.

rise and move, as in waves or billows

  • “The army surged forward”
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2.

rise rapidly

  • “the dollar soared against the yes”
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3.

rise or move foward

  • “surging waves”
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4.

rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave

  • “the boats surged”
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5.

see one''s performance improve

  • “He levelled the score and then surged ahead”

noun

1.
2.

a sudden or abrupt strong increase

  • “stimulated a surge of speculation”
  • “an upsurge of emotion”
  • “an upsurge in violent crime”
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3.

a large sea wave

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Origin

The verb is from Middle English ^((please verify)) surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land”), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, contraction of surrigō, subrigō (“lift up, raise, erect; intransitive rise, arise, get up, spring up, grow, etc.”, transitive verb), from sub (“from below; up”) + regō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-; see regent. Doublet of source and sourd. The noun is from the verb.

Phrases

  • pyroclastic surge
  • storm surge
  • surge pricing
  • surge protector
  • surge suppressor
  • surge tank
  • surge testing
  • tidal surge

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