upsurge
[ verb uhp-surj; noun uhp-surj ]
/ verb ʌpˈsɜrdʒ; noun ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒ /
verb (used without object), up·surged, up·surg·ing.
to surge up; increase; rise: Water upsurged. Crime upsurged.
noun
the act of surging up; a large or rapid increase: an upsurge in sales.
Words nearby upsurge
upstart,
upstate,
upstream,
upstretched,
upstroke,
upsurge,
upsweep,
upswell,
upswept,
upswing,
upsy-daisy
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British Dictionary definitions for upsurge
upsurge
verb (ʌpˈsɜːdʒ)
(intr) mainly literary
to surge up
noun (ˈʌpˌsɜːdʒ)
a rapid rise or swell