surge

Definitions of surge in various dictionaries:

noun - a sudden forceful flow

noun - a sudden or abrupt strong increase

noun - a large sea wave

verb - rise and move, as in waves or billows

verb - rise rapidly

verb - rise or move forward

verb - rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave

verb - see one's performance improve

To move in a billowing or swelling manner in or as if in waves.

To roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat.

To move like advancing waves: The fans surged forward to see the movie star.

To increase suddenly.

To slip around a windlass.

A heavy, billowing, or swelling motion like that of great waves.

Wave motion with low height and a shorter period than a swell.

A coastal rise in water level caused by wind.

A sudden onrush: a surge of joy.

A sudden, transient increase or oscillation in electric current or voltage.

An instability in the power output of an engine.

A brief, violent disturbance occurring during the eruption of a solar flare.

Nautical.

The part of a windlass into which the cable surges.

A temporary release or slackening of a cable.

verb - to move in a swelling manner