surge

1. n. A spring; a fountain. Source: opted

2. n. A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind. Source: opted

3. n. The motion of, or produced by, a great wave. Source: opted

4. n. The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips. Source: opted

5. v. i. To swell; to rise hifg and roll. Source: opted

6. v. i. To slip along a windlass. Source: opted

7. n. To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan). Source: opted

8. n. a sudden forceful flow Source: wordnet

9. n. a sudden or abrupt strong increase Source: wordnet

10. n. a large sea wave Source: wordnet

11. v. rise and move, as in waves or billows Source: wordnet

12. v. rise rapidly Source: wordnet

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