Upsurge

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To surge up.
  • n. A rapid or abrupt rise: an upsurge in violent crime.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a sudden strong rise or flow
  • v. to surge up, or to become stronger or greater
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To surge up. The Century, XXVI. 130.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a sudden or abrupt strong increase
  • n. a sudden forceful flow
  • Verb Form
    upsurged    upsurges    upsurging   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    step-up    increase   
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