surge

Definition

  • n. a sudden or abrupt strong increase
  • v. see one's performance improve

Word forms

Past tense
surged
Present participle
surging
Past participle
surged
Third person singular
surges

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The surge of waves crashed against the rocks during the storm.

  2. vi.

    The crowd began to surge forward when the concert started.

  3. vt.

    The engineer decided to surge the water flow to increase pressure in the system.

  4. 計

    The device experienced a surge that caused a temporary power outage.