Main Entry:: ¹surge
Pronunciation:: \ˈsərj\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: surged; surg·ing
Etymology:: earlier, to ride (at anchor) probably in part from Middle French sourgir to cast anchor, land, from Catalan surgir to heave, cast anchor, from Latin surgere to rise, spring up; from sub- up + regere to lead straight; in part from Latin surgere — more at sub-, right
Date:: 1511

intransitive verb 1 : to rise and fall actively : toss <a ship surging in heavy seas> 2 : to rise and move in waves or billows : swell <the sea was surging> 3 : to slip around a windlass, capstan, or bitts —used especially of a rope 4 : to rise suddenly to an excessive or abnormal value <the stock market surgeed to a record high> 5 : to move with a surge or in surges <felt the blood surging into his face — Harry Hervey> <she surged past the other runners> transitive verb : to let go or slacken gradually (as a rope)

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