surge
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a sudden forceful flow
Types & categories
- flow hypernym
- debris surge hyponym
- onrush hyponym
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Sense 2 verb
rise and move, as in waves or billows
The army surged forward
Types & categories
- inflate hypernym
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Sense 3 noun
a sudden or abrupt strong increase
stimulated a surge of speculation
Types & categories
- step-up hypernym
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Sense 4 verb
rise rapidly
the dollar soared against the yen
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Sense 5 noun
a large sea wave
Types & categories
- wave hypernym
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Sense 6 verb
rise or move forward
surging waves
Types & categories
- course hypernym
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Sense 7 verb
rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
the boats surged
Types & categories
- rise hypernym
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- billow derivation
Sense 8 verb
see one's performance improve
He levelled the score and then surged ahead
Types & categories
- improve hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tide |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | surge |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | flow |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | debris surge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | onrush |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | billow |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | heave |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | surge |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | inflate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | surge |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | soar |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | step-up |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | soar |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | surge |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | zoom |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | rise |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | billow |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | scend |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tide |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | surge |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | billowy |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | wave |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | ebb |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | billow |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | surge |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tide |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | course |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | billow |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | rise |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | surge |
| 8 | domain topic | Related & opposite | sport |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | improve |