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surge

Nouns

• (n) a sudden forceful flow upsurge, rush, spate,
• (n) a sudden or abrupt strong increase
  • stimulated a surge of speculation
  • an upsurge of emotion
  • an upsurge in violent crime
  upsurge,
• (n) a large sea wave billow,

Verbs

• (v) rise and move, as in waves or billows
  • The army surged forward
  billow, heave,
• (v) rise rapidly
  • the dollar soared against the yen
  soar, soar up, soar upwards, zoom,
• (v) rise or move forward
  • surging waves
  tide,
• (v) rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
  • the boats surged
  scend,
• (v) see one's performance improve
  • He levelled the score and then surged ahead

Synonyms

billow heave upsurge rush spate soar soar up soar upwards zoom tide scend

Antonyms

ebb ebb away ebb down ebb off ebb out

Words of close approximity