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Upsurge

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sudden strong rise or flow.

    "Our South Wales correspondent expects the current upsurge of coal traffic in South Wales to swell BR tonnage in the area by 20 per cent this year compared with 1963 carryings."

  2. 2
    a sudden or abrupt strong increase wordnet
  3. 3
    a sudden forceful flow wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    to surge up, or to become stronger or greater intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From up- + surge.

Etymology 2

From up- + surge.

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