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Pronunciation : Surge
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. surgere, surrectum, to raise, to rise; sub under + regere to direct: cf. OF. surgeon, sourgeon, fountain. See Regent, and cf. Insurrection, Sortie, Source.]
Definition : 1. A spring; a fountain. [Obs.] "Divers surges and springs of water." Ld. Berners.

2. A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind. He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. James i. 6 (Rev. Ver.) He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar, Pursues the foaming surges to the shore. Dryden.

3. The motion of, or produced by, a great wave.

4. The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Surge
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To swell; to rise hifg and roll. The surging waters like a mountain rise. Spenser.

2. (Naut.)

Defn: To slip along a windlass.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Surge
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. surgir to cast anchor, to land. Cf. Surge, n.] (Naut.)
Definition : Defn: To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).

t. [imp. & p. p. Surged; p. pr. & vb. n. Surging.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913