Surge Definition

sûrj

surged, surges, surging

verb

surged, surges, surging

To have a heavy, violent swelling motion; move in or as in a surge or surges.

Webster's New World

To rise and fall or be tossed about on waves, as a ship.

Webster's New World

To move like advancing waves.

The fans surged forward to see the movie star.

American Heritage

To increase suddenly or abnormally.

Webster's New World

To cause (a rope or cable) to slacken or slip.

Webster's New World

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noun

surges

A large mass of or as of moving water; wave; swell; billow.

Webster's New World

Such waves or billows collectively or in a series.

Webster's New World

A movement of or like that of a mass of water; violent rolling, sweeping, or swelling motion.

The surge of the sea.

Webster's New World

The forward and backward motion of a ship subjected to wave action.

American Heritage

Any sudden, strong increase, as of energy, enthusiasm, etc.

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Other Word Forms of Surge

Singular:

surge

Plural:

surges

From Middle English surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land"), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgere, contr. of surrigere, subrigere (“transitive lift up, raise, erect; intransitive rise, arise, get up, spring up, grow, etc."), from sub (“under") + regere (“to stretch"); see regent.

From Wiktionary
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 sub– regere to lead straight reg- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition