Definition of "surge" []

To rise and move in a billowing or swelling manner. (verb-intransitive)
To roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat. (verb-intransitive)
To move like advancing waves: The fans surged forward to see the movie star. (verb-intransitive)
To increase suddenly: As favorable reviews came out, interest in the software surged. (verb-intransitive)
To improve one's performance suddenly, especially in bettering one's standing in a competition. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "surge" in a sentence

"UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE ANCHOR: I hate to use the term surge, but did you see a surge in people after you ..."
"GATES: The term surge has been used in relation to increasing U.S. troop levels, and an increase certainly will take place."
"The term surge has been used in relation to increasing U.S. troop levels and an increase certainly will take place."

Words like "surge"

ameliorate arise better blow up

come up go up improve increase

inflate meliorate moving ridge step-up

surged surges surging wave