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To move in a specified direction as a mass of people or things
“The police did not relent, which forced the crowd to surge forward down a driveway to force the release of these women.”
To spurt or discharge, typically from an opening
“Lava continued to surge out of the gorge for the next 45 days.”
To increase, especially suddenly and powerfully
“He warned that unless supply continued to meet demand, prices would surge once again.”
To move or roll in waves or billows
“Then, with a bubbling noise, the water would surge around their heads, and they would be lost to sight, all except the light blue streaks left by their side fins.”
(crowd into) To press forward into an area, especially with limited space
To flow (noisily) in a stream
To spring upon suddenly to attack or capture
To move or go quickly and suddenly
To act or move with great force or intensity
To protrude or extend outwardly
To improve in state, especially from a previously bad condition
A physical forward or upward movement, typically sudden or powerful in nature
“The queue was waiting impatiently, and when they saw the doctor, there was a surge forward.”
An act, or the state, of streaming or flowing out, especially rapidly
“The ford looks shallow enough and safe for crossing, but that can change in a moment when a surge of water from the spring rains comes downriver.”
An outburst or eruption of something
“Even consciously, she could feel her newly found power surge through her veins.”
A sudden large increase, typically a temporary one
“The latest surge in house-price inflation has been spurred by the lowest mortgage rates for 40 years.”
A rolling or heaving motion, especially of a body of water
“The high surge of the waves was beating against the boat, rising up and throwing the boat against the waves like a nutshell.”
An advance or forward movement
A pulse, such as of electrical energy
The breaking of waves on a shore
An organized effort by a number of people to achieve a purpose
A very large and destructive wave caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean
The action of driving or pushing, typically forward or onward
A crowding or flooding in
People who have gathered together
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