| noun | a sudden forceful flow |
| noun | a sudden or abrupt strong increase “stimulated a surge of speculation” |
| noun | a large sea wave |
| verb | rise and move, as in waves or billows “The army surged forward” |
| verb | rise rapidly “the dollar soared against the yen” |
| verb | rise or move forward “surging waves” |
| verb | rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave “the boats surged” |
| verb | see one's performance improve “He levelled the score and then surged ahead” |
| surge | verb | rise and move, as in waves or billows |
| billowy | adjective | characterized by great swelling waves or surges |
| billow | verb | rise and move, as in waves or billows |
| billow | noun | a large sea wave |
| surge | noun | a sudden forceful flow |
| heave | noun | an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) |
| heaving | noun | an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) |
| zoom | noun | a rapid rise |
| tide | noun | something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea) |