Surging

verb

Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.verbTo rush, flood, or increase suddenly.

"Toaster sales surged last year."

2.verbTo accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.

"A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up."

3.verbTo slack off a line.

4.nounThe action or an instance of a surge.

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