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surge
/sɝd͡ʒ/
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What does surge mean?
noun
- A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
- The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation.
- A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
More meanings (9)
noun
- A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust.
- The swell or heave of the sea.
- A deployment in large numbers at short notice.
- The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
- (obsolete) A spring; a fountain.
verb
- To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
- To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
- To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow.
- To slack off a line.
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IPA pronunciation
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A shorter time than it takes to tell it brought us close to and abreast of the surge of cattle.
We must differentiate between those who attempt no control, and those whose surge of desire is beyond the normal limits.
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But with the realization comes the surge of high resolve, and there is reassurance in belief in the God-given destiny of our Republic.
The undulations of the human surge reached the steps, while all the heads floundered on the surface like a sea agitated by a squall.
The snow walls pressed him on every side, and a great surge of fear swept through him—the fear of the wild thing for the trap.