Surge — may refer to: *Surge (soft drink), a soft drink formerly made by The Coca Cola Company. *Jerk or surge, the rate of change of acceleration in physics *Storm surge, the onshore gush of water associated with a low pressure weather system… … Wikipedia
Surge — Surge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surging}.] [Cf. F. surgir to cast anchor, to land. Cf. {Surge}, n.] (Naut.) To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surge — surge; surge·less; in·surge; re·surge; … English syllables
surge — [sʉrj] n. [LME sourge, fountain, stream, prob. < OFr sourgeon < stem of sourdre, to rise < L surgere, to rise, spring up < * subsregere < subs , var. of sub (see SUB ) + regere, to direct (see RIGHT)] 1. a) a large mass of or as of … English World dictionary
Surge — Surge, n. [L. surgere, surrectum, to raise, to rise; sub under + regere to direct: cf. OF. surgeon, sourgeon, fountain. See {Regent}, and cf. {Insurrection}, {Sortie}, {Source}.] 1. A spring; a fountain. [Obs.] Divers surges and springs of water … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Surge — Surge, v. i. 1. To swell; to rise hifg and roll. [1913 Webster] The surging waters like a mountain rise. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To slip along a windlass. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surge — [n] rush, usually of liquid billow, breaker, deluge, efflux, flood, flow, growth, gush, intensification, outpouring, rise, roll, surf, swell, upsurge, wave; concepts 432,467,787 surge [v] rush, usually in liquid form arise, billow, climb, deluge … New thesaurus
surge — ► NOUN 1) a sudden powerful forward or upward movement. 2) a sudden large temporary increase. 3) a powerful rush of an emotion or feeling. ► VERB 1) move in a surge. 2) increase suddenly and powerfully. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
Surge — Surge, fette, ungewaschene Wolle, kommt aus der Levante u. Berberin den Handel … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
surge — index growth (increase), increase, increment, inflate, inflation (increase), inundate, issue ( … Law dictionary
Surge — [dt. Überspannung], Spannung … Universal-Lexikon
