surge
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(noun) a sudden or abrupt strong increase: "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime" |
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Synonyms: upsurge |
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Related Words: increase, step-up |
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| 2. |
(verb) rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force, as on a wave |
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Synonyms: scend |
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Related Words: rise, straighten |
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(verb) rise in waves |
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Synonyms: tide |
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Related Words: course, flow, run |
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| 4. |
(verb) rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" |
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Synonyms: billow, heave |
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Related Words: blow up, inflate |
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| 5. |
(noun) a large sea wave |
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Synonyms: billow |
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Related Words: moving ridge, wave |
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(noun) a sudden forceful flow |
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Synonyms: rush, spate, upsurge |
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Related Words: flow, flowing, onrush |
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(verb) rise rapidly, as of a current or voltage |
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Synonyms: soar, soar up, soar upwards, zoom |
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Related Words: arise, billow, come up, go up, irrate, lift, move up, rise, wallow |
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