Found 3 items, similar to surge.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: surge
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: surge
surge
n 1: a sudden forceful flow [syn:
rush,
spate,
upsurge]
2: a sudden or abrupt strong increase;
“stimulated a surge of
speculation”;
“an upsurge of emotion”;
“an upsurge in
violent crime” [syn:
upsurge]
3: a large sea wave [syn:
billow]
surge
v 1: rise and move, as in waves or billows;
“The army surged
forward” [syn:
billow,
heave]
2: rise rapidly;
“the dollar soared against the yes” [syn:
soar,
soar up,
soar upwards,
zoom]
3: rise or move foward;
“surging waves” [syn:
tide] [ant:
ebb]
4: rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force
such as a wave;
“the boats surged” [syn:
scend]
5: see one's performance improve;
“He levelled the score and
then surged ahead”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Surge
Surge
\Surge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Surged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Surging.] [Cf. F. surgir to cast anchor, to land. Cf.
Surge, n.] (Naut.)
To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a
hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a
capstan).
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Surge
\Surge\, n. [L. surgere, surrectum, to raise, to rise; sub
under + regere to direct: cf. OF. surgeon, sourgeon,
fountain. See
Regent, and cf.
Insurrection,
Sortie,
Source.]
1. A spring; a fountain. [Obs.]
“Divers surges and springs
of water.” --Ld. Berners.
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2. A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water,
produced generally by a high wind.
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He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven
by the wind and tossed. --James i. 6
(Rev. Ver.)
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He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar,
Pursues the foaming surges to the shore. --Dryden.
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3. The motion of, or produced by, a great wave.
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4. The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon
which the cable surges, or slips.
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Surge
\Surge\, v. i.
1. To swell; to rise hifg and roll.
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The surging waters like a mountain rise. --Spenser.
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2. (Naut.) To slip along a windlass.
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