surge
surge (sûrj)v. surged, surg·ing, surg·esv. intr. 1. To rise and move in a billowing or swelling manner. 2. To roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat. 3. To move like advancing waves: The fans surged forward to see the movie star. 4. To increase suddenly: As favorable reviews came out, interest in the software surged. 5. To improve one's performance suddenly, especially in bettering one's standing in a competition. 6. Nautical. To slip around a windlass. Used of a rope.v. tr. Nautical To loosen or slacken (a cable) gradually.n. 1. A heavy billowing or swelling motion like that of great waves. 2. a. Wave motion with low height and a shorter period than a swell. b. A coastal rise in water level caused by wind. 3. The forward and backward motion of a ship subjected to wave action. 4. A sudden onrush: a surge of joy. 5. A period of intense effort that improves a competitor's standing, as in a race. 6. A sudden, transient increase or oscillation in electric current or voltage. 7. An instability in the power output of an engine. 8. Astronomy. A brief, violent disturbance occurring during the eruption of a solar flare. 9. Nautical. a. The part of a windlass into which the cable surges. b. A temporary release or slackening of a cable. [Probably French sourdre, sourge- (from Old French), and French surgir, to rise (from Old French, to cast anchor, from Old Catalan) both from Latin surgere, to rise : sub-, from below; see sub- + regere, to lead straight; See reg- in Indo-European Roots.]
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