Definition: a sudden or abrupt strong increase
Usage: stimulated a surge of speculation; an upsurge of emotion; an upsurge in violent crime
Similar words: step-up, increase
Definition: the act of increasing something
Usage: he gave me an increase in salary
Definition: a large sea wave
Similar words: wave, moving ridge
Definition: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
Synonyms: surge, upsurge, rush, spate
Definition: a sudden forceful flow
Synonyms: surge
Definition: see one's performance improve
Usage: He levelled the score and then surged ahead
Similar words: meliorate, better, ameliorate, improve
Definition: get better
Usage: The weather improved toward evening
Definition: rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
Usage: the boats surged
Similar words: lift, come up, rise, move up, go up, arise, uprise
Definition: move upward
Usage: The fog lifted; The smoke arose from the forest fire; The mist uprose from the meadows
Definition: rise or move forward
Usage: surging waves
Similar words: flow, feed, course, run
Definition: move along, of liquids
Usage: Water flowed into the cave; the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Synonyms: surge, zoom, soar, soar up, soar upwards
Definition: rise rapidly
Usage: the dollar soared against the yen
Similar words: lift, come up, rise, move up, go up, arise, uprise
Definition: move upward
Usage: The fog lifted; The smoke arose from the forest fire; The mist uprose from the meadows
Synonyms: billow, surge, heave
Definition: rise and move, as in waves or billows
Usage: The army surged forward