Meaning of surge in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.

  Example: He felt a surge of excitement.

• The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation

• A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.

  Example: A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district.

• The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).

• A spring; a fountain.

• The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.

verb

• To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.

  Example: Toaster sales surged last year.

• To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.

  Example: A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up.

• To slack off a line.