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# surge

noun (a surge, surges); verb (surge, surges, surged, surging)

«surge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A surge is a sudden, strong rush forward of water, people or something else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#m1)
2. A surge is a sudden increase, like a surge of energy or a surge in prices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#m2)
3. To surge is to move forward or rise suddenly and powerfully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#m3)
4. A power surge is a sudden jump in electricity that can damage machines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography and safety lessons, a storm surge is when strong winds push sea water high onto land, causing floods. In science, a power surge can damage computers, so people use surge protectors. In stories, crowds «surge forward» and feelings «surge» through a character. Phrases: «storm surge», «power surge», «a surge of anger».

### Examples

- The crowd surged towards the stage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#x1)
- A huge wave surged over the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#x2)
- The storm surge flooded the streets by the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#x3)
- She felt a surge of excitement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#x4)
- There was a surge in visitors at the zoo in the holidays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#x5)
- A power surge broke our television. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#x6)
- The river surged after the heavy rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#x7)
- Our team surged ahead in the second half. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#x8)
- From those dark-green surges there gaped at him monstrous and cavernous jaws; and round, wicked, red-rimmed, bulging eyes stared fixedly at the boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/#x9)

### Note

Countable noun: a surge, surges. Past form: surged. Do not confuse with «serge», a kind of cloth, which sounds the same. Safety: when a storm surge is warned, move away from the coast.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «surge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«surge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surge.html) on Mova free.