surge
1. a sudden forceful flow (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
rush, spate, upsurge
• Hypernyms:
flow, flowing
• Hyponyms:
debris surge, debris storm, onrush
2. a sudden or abrupt strong increase (Freq. 2)
- stimulated a surge of speculation
- an upsurge of emotion
- an upsurge in violent crime
• Syn:
upsurge
• Hypernyms:
increase, step-up
3. a large sea wave
• Syn:
billow
• Derivationally related forms:
billowy (for: billow), billow (for: billow)
• Hypernyms:
wave, moving ridge
1. rise and move, as in waves or billows (Freq. 8)
- The army surged forward
• Syn:
billow, heave
• Derivationally related forms:
heave (for: heave), heaving (for: heave), billow (for: billow)
• Hypernyms:
inflate, blow up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave (Freq. 1)
- the boats surged
• Syn:
scend
• Hypernyms:
rise, lift, arise, move up, go up,
come up, uprise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
3. rise rapidly (Freq. 1)
- the dollar soared against the yen
• Syn:
soar, soar up, soar upwards, zoom
• Derivationally related forms:
zoom (for: zoom)
• Hypernyms:
rise, lift, arise, move up, go up,
come up, uprise
• Hyponyms:
billow, wallow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
4. rise or move forward (Freq. 1)
- surging waves
• Syn:
tide
• Ant:
ebb (for: tide)
• Derivationally related forms:
tide (for: tide)
• Hypernyms:
run, flow, feed, course
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. see one's performance improve
- He levelled the score and then surged ahead
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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