surge
31surge — I. verb (surged; surging) Etymology: earlier, to ride (at anchor) probably in part from Middle French sourgir to cast anchor, land, from Catalan surgir to heave, cast anchor, from Latin surgere to rise, spring up; from sub up + regere to lead… …
32surge — 1. noun /sɝʤ/ a) The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55 501). He felt a surge of excitement. b) A sudden rush, flood or increase which is transient …
33surge — (sur j ) s. f. Laine qui se vend sans avoir été lavée ni dégraissée. • On trouve en Crimée trois sortes de laines, la lavée, la surge et la pelade, DU PEYSSONNEL Traité sur le comm. de la mer Noire, I, 117. Adj. Laine surge. • On recueille …
34surge — Synonyms and related words: Charybdis, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, affluence, afflux, affluxion, aggrandizement, amplification, anabasis, appreciation, arise, ascend, ascension, ascent,… …
35surge — I n. (technical) a voltage surge II v. (P; intr.) the crowd surged around the entrance * * * [sɜːdʒ] (P; intr.) the crowd surged around the entrance (technical) a voltage surge …
36surge — A short, sudden, and often destructive increase in line voltage. A voltageregulating device, known as a surge suppressor, can protect computer equipment against surges. See also power conditioning; spike; surge suppressor …
37surge — n. & v. n. 1 a sudden or impetuous onset (a surge of anger). 2 the swell of the waves at sea. 3 a heavy forward or upward motion. 4 a rapid increase in price, activity, etc. over a short period. 5 a sudden marked increase in voltage of an… …
38surge up — phr verb Surge up is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑swell …
39surge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. rise, swell, billow, seethe, swirl; sweep, rush, stream, gush. See water, assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A wave] Syn. swell, billow, breaker; see surf , wave 1 , 2 . 2. [A deluge] Syn. rush,… …
40surge — An unstable condition in which the airflow breaks down over the compressor or turbine because the blades are at very high angles of attack. This condition can occur either because the aircraft is flying at a high angle of attack or very low… …
