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surge
[ surj ]
noun
- a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
the onward surge of an angry mob.
- a strong, swelling, wavelike volume or body of something:
a billowing surge of smoke.
- a sudden, strong increase or burst:
a surge of energy; surges of emotion.
- Military. a significant increase in the number of troops deployed to an area.
- the rolling swell of the sea.
- the swelling and rolling sea:
The surge crashed against the rocky coast.
- a swelling wave; billow.
- Meteorology.
- a widespread change in atmospheric pressure that is in addition to cyclonic and normal diurnal changes.
- Electricity.
- a sudden rush or burst of current or voltage.
- a violent oscillatory disturbance.
- Nautical. a slackening or slipping back, as of a rope or cable.
- Machinery.
- an uneven flow and strong momentum given to a fluid, as water in a tank, resulting in a rapid, temporary rise in pressure.
- pulsating unevenness of motion in an engine or gas turbine.
verb (used without object)
- (of a ship) to rise and fall, toss about, or move along on the waves:
to surge at anchor.
- to rise, roll, move, or swell forward in or like waves:
The sea surged against the shore. The crowd surged back and forth.
- to rise as if by a heaving or swelling force:
Blood surged to his face.
- Electricity.
- to increase suddenly, as current or voltage.
- to oscillate violently.
- Nautical.
- to slack off or loosen a rope or cable around a capstan or windlass.
- to slip back, as a rope.
- Machinery. to move with pulsating unevenness, as something driven by an engine or gas turbine.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to surge or roll in or as in waves.
- Nautical. to slacken (a rope).
surge
/ ²õÉË»åÏô /
noun
- a strong rush or sweep; sudden increase
a surge of anger
- the rolling swell of the sea, esp after the passage of a large wave
- a heavy rolling motion or sound
the surge of the trumpets
- an undulating rolling surface, as of hills
- a billowing cloud or volume
- nautical a temporary release or slackening of a rope or cable
- a large momentary increase in the voltage or current in an electric circuit
- an upward instability or unevenness in the power output of an engine
- astronomy a short-lived disturbance, occurring during the eruption of a solar flare
verb
- intr (of waves, the sea, etc) to rise or roll with a heavy swelling motion
- intr to move like a heavy sea
- nautical to slacken or temporarily release (a rope or cable) from a capstan or (of a rope, etc) to be slackened or released and slip back
- intr (of an electric current or voltage) to undergo a large momentary increase
- rare.tr to cause to move in or as if in a wave or waves
surge
/ ²õû°ùÂá /
- A coastal rise in water level caused by wind.
Derived Forms
- ˲õ³Ü°ù²µ±ð±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
- ˲õ³Ü°ù²µ±ð°ù, noun
Other yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ü°ù²µîi²Ô²µ adjective
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of surge1
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of surge1
Example Sentences
That month, to the east of Los Angeles, the nearly 44,000-acre Line fire ignited near the community of Highland before surging into the San Bernardino National Forest.
Last year, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands and several cities on the mainland saw protests by locals against surging tourist numbers, with their impact on rental costs the main complaint.
Admissions for highly sought after majors such as computer science makes admissions even more competitive with limited space, particularly within the UC system, and surging demand.
Stephen Curry scored 52 points Tuesday in a 134-125 win over the Memphis Grizzlies that vaulted the surging Golden State Warriors into fifth place in the Western Conference standings.
That's because firms that usually sell to the US might start sending their goods to countries like the UK instead â possibly leading to a surge of cheaper goods here.
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