surge
n 1: a sudden forceful flow [syn: {rush}, {spate}, {upsurge}]
2: a sudden or abrupt strong increase: "stimulated a surge of
speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in
violent crime" [syn: {upsurge}]
3: a large sea wave [syn: {billow}]
v 1: rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged
forward" [syn: {billow}, {heave}]
2: rise rapidly, as of a current or voltage [syn: {soar}, {soar
up}, {soar upwards}, {zoom}]
3: rise in waves [syn: {tide}] [ant: {ebb}]
4: rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force,
as on a wave [syn: {scend}]