surge

IPA: sˈɝdʒ

A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation.
(electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
(aviation) A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust.
(nautical) The swell or heave of the sea (FM 55-501).
(US, naval, often attributive) A deployment in large numbers at short notice.
(obsolete) A spring; a fountain.
The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.

(intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
(intransitive, aviation, of a jet engine) To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow.
(transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.

Examples of "surge" in Sentences

If the surge is all you have got then you have got nothing to offer. —
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE ANCHOR: I hate to use the term surge, but did you see a surge in people after you ...
The term surge has been used in relation to increasing U.S. troop levels and an increase certainly will take place.
That word -- each time I heard the word "surge" I looked at my surge protector to see if it was doing its job or not.
GATES: The term surge has been used in relation to increasing U.S. troop levels, and an increase certainly will take place.
The momentary success of the surge is a peace bought only by the lives of American soldiers, acting as a buffer between the various factions.
Take a stroll down the marketplace minus the flak jacket, hundreds of armed troops, and flying helicopter gunships to prove that the surge is a MIRAGE!
Staples Inc., long a player on Cyber Monday, began offering weekly Monday promotions for its Web store on Nov. 7 — its earliest holiday start ever — and will continue them through Christmas in response to what it described as a surge in early visitor traffic.
Liverpool's Big Four monopoly gives them the edge over Chelsea Droopy-draws Liverpool caught with their pants down as Manchester United and Chelsea take over Manchester United look red-hot for another title surge while Chelsea and Liverpool fight for scraps Super 14: The key men and the key roles in another Southern Hemisphere extravaganza Chris Toy