English English Dictionary
Result for Surge
Surge
(n.)
A spring; a fountain.
Surge
(n.)
A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind.
Surge
(n.)
The motion of, or produced by, a great wave.
Surge
(n.)
The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
Surge
(v. i.)
To swell; to rise hifg and roll.
Surge
(v. i.)
To slip along a windlass.
Surge
(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).