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- [surj]
- /sɜrdʒ/
- /sɜːdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [surj]
- /sɜrdʒ/
Definitions of surge word
- noun surge a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob. 1
- noun surge a strong, swelling, wavelike volume or body of something: a billowing surge of smoke. 1
- noun surge a sudden, strong increase or burst: a surge of energy; surges of emotion. 1
- noun surge Military. a significant increase in the number of troops deployed to an area. 1
- noun surge the rolling swell of the sea. 1
- noun surge the swelling and rolling sea: The surge crashed against the rocky coast. 1
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Origin of surge
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; perhaps < Latin surgere to spring up, arise, stand up
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Parts of speech for Surge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
surge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
surge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for surge
verb surge
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- bellied — having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
noun surge
- barrage — A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
- beachcomber — A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- beck — a nod, wave, or other gesture or signal
- burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
Antonyms for surge
noun surge
- abjection — an abject state or condition
- blahs — nonsense; rubbish: What they say is blah.
- bleakness — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
- bottom out — If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
verb surge
- ebb — the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
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