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English noun: surge | |||
| 1. | surge (event) a sudden forceful flow | ||
| Synonyms | rush, spate, upsurge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flow, flowing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | debris storm, debris surge, onrush | ||
| 2. | surge (act) a sudden or abrupt strong increase | ||
| Samples | Stimulated a surge of speculation. An upsurge of emotion. An upsurge in violent crime. | ||
| Synonyms | upsurge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase, step-up | ||
| 3. | surge (event) a large sea wave | ||
| Synonyms | billow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | moving ridge, wave | ||
English verb: surge | |||
| 1. | surge (motion) rise and move, as in waves or billows | ||
| Samples | The army surged forward. | ||
| Synonyms | billow, heave | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow up, inflate | ||
| 2. | surge (motion) rise rapidly | ||
| Samples | The dollar soared against the yen. | ||
| Synonyms | soar, soar up, soar upwards, zoom | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | billow, wallow | ||
| 3. | surge (motion) rise or move forward | ||
| Samples | Surging waves. | ||
| Synonyms | tide | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | course, feed, flow, run | ||
| Antonyms | ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out | ||
| 4. | surge (motion) rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave | ||
| Samples | The boats surged. | ||
| Synonyms | scend | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
| 5. | surge (change) see one's performance improve | ||
| Samples | He levelled the score and then surged ahead. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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