surgenoun [ C ]
uk/sɜːdʒ/us/sɝːdʒ/C1 a sudden and great increase:
An unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash.
There has been a surge in house prices recently.
See also
resurgence
a sudden and great movement forward:
At the end of the game, there was a surge of fans onto the field.
A tidal surge (= sudden and great rise in the level of the sea) caused severe flooding in coastal areas.
a sudden increase of an emotion:
She was overwhelmed by a surge of remorse.
More examples
- The surge in the power supply knocked out all the computers.
- The surge in US share prices reverberated across the globe.
- A special system prevents the circuitry being tripped accidentally by a power surge or lightning strike.
- This new surge of interest in religion is perhaps a reaction to the the spiritual wasteland of the 1980s.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- a snowball effect idiom
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fire idiom
- balloon
- bump
- dial
- growing
- heighten
- hot up
- increase
- pile
- rack
- scale sth up
- speed-up
- spurt
- step
- step sth up
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Advancing and moving forward
surgeverb [ I ]
uk/sɜːdʒ/us/sɝːdʒ/C1 to increase suddenly and strongly:
The company's profits have surged.
to move quickly and powerfully:
An angry crowd surged through the gates of the president's palace.
A few metres before the end of the race, Jenkins surged into the lead.
(of an emotion) to develop strongly and quickly:
She felt a wave of resentment surging (up) inside her.
More examples
- The dollar surged against the yen in the final half hour of trading.
- A feeling of love surged in his breast.
- Sales of these cosmetics have surged in recent months.
- The mob surged towards the castle.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- a snowball effect idiom
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fire idiom
- balloon
- bump
- dial
- growing
- heighten
- hot up
- increase
- pile
- rack
- scale sth up
- speed-up
- spurt
- step
- step sth up
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Moving quickly
Making progress and advancing