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Definition surge in American English

surge noun

[singular] noun
/sɜrdʒ/
1

a sudden increase in something such as price, value, or interest

Example

Forecasters are predicting a pre-Christmas surge in spending.

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uptick increase growth
Example

a power surge

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AC active alternating current
1.2

a sudden increase in the strength of a feeling

Example

a surge of emotion/desire/anxiety

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fit impulse surge
Example

the surge of the crowd towards the town square

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panic rush dash
Definition surge in American English