surge /ˈsɝʤ/
巨湧,洶涌,澎湃(vi.)洶涌,澎湃,振盪,滑脫,放鬆(vt.)急放
surge
突波
Surge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surged p. pr. & vb. n. Surging ] Naut. To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).
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Surge n.
1. A spring; a fountain. [Obs.] “Divers surges and springs of water.”
2. A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind.
He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. --James i. 6 (Rev. Ver.)
He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar,
Pursues the foaming surges to the shore. --Dryden.
3. The motion of, or produced by, a great wave.
4. The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
Surge, v. i.
1. To swell; to rise hifg and roll.
The surging waters like a mountain rise. --Spenser.
2. Naut. To slip along a windlass.
surge
n 1: a sudden forceful flow [syn: rush, spate, upsurge]
2: a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of
speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in
violent crime" [syn: upsurge]
3: a large sea wave [syn: billow]
v 1: rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged
forward" [syn: billow, heave]
2: rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yes" [syn: soar,
soar up, soar upwards, zoom]
3: rise or move foward; "surging waves" [syn: tide] [ant: ebb]
4: rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force
such as a wave; "the boats surged" [syn: scend]
5: see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and
then surged ahead"