surge

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 References 1.6 Anagrams 2 Spanish 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• enPR: sûrj
• IPA: /sɝʤ/ (US) or /sɜːʤ/ (UK)
• SAMPA: /s3`dZ/ (US) or /s3:dZ/ (UK)

  Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dʒ

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• serge

[edit] Noun

surge (plural surges)

1. (nautical) The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).
2. A sudden rush, flood or increase which is transient.

   He felt a surge of excitement.

3. A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.

   A power surge

4. The maximum amplitude of a vehicles' forward/backward oscillation

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• inrush

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[edit] Verb

to surge (third-person singular simple present surges, present participle surging, simple past and past participle surged)

1. (intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.

   Toaster sales surged last year.

2. To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.

   A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up.

3. (transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.

[edit] Related terms

• source

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[edit] References

• surge in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• surge in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• FM 55-501

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: egrsu
• grues
• urges

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Verb

surge (infinitive: surgir)

1. informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of surgir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of surgir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of surgir.