- upsurge up·surge n
- ['ʌpˌsɜːdʒ]
(of enthusiasm) ondata, (of prices, inflation) impennata, improvviso aumento
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
upsurge up·surge n
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upsurge — 1928, from UP (Cf. up) + SURGE (Cf. surge) … Etymology dictionary
upsurge — [up sʉrj′; ] for n. [ up′sʉrj΄] vi. upsurged, upsurging to surge up n. a surge upward … English World dictionary
surge — [n] rush, usually of liquid billow, breaker, deluge, efflux, flood, flow, growth, gush, intensification, outpouring, rise, roll, surf, swell, upsurge, wave; concepts 432,467,787 surge [v] rush, usually in liquid form arise, billow, climb, deluge … New thesaurus
upsurge — up|surge [ˈʌpsə:dʒ US sə:rdʒ] n 1.) a sudden increase upsurge in ▪ There was an upsurge in violence during June and July. 2.) a sudden strong feeling upsurge of ▪ There was a genuine upsurge of religious feeling … Dictionary of contemporary English
upsurge — v. /up serrj /; n. /up serrj /, v., upsurged, upsurging, n. v.i. 1. to surge up; increase; rise: Water upsurged. Crime upsurged. n. 2. the act of surging up; a large or rapid increase: an upsurge in sales. [1915 20; UP + SURGE] * * * … Universalium
surge — 1. noun 1) a surge of water Syn: gush, rush, outpouring, stream, flow 2) a surge in public support Syn: increase, rise, growth, upswing, upsurge, groundswell, escalation … Thesaurus of popular words
upsurge — up|surge [ ʌp,sɜrdʒ ] noun singular upsurge in/of a sudden increase in something: an upsurge in crime/violence/popularity … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
surge — 1. noun 1) a surge of water Syn: gush, rush, outpouring, stream, flow 2) a surge in demand Syn: increase, rise, growth, upswing, upsurge, escalation … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
surge — Synonyms and related words: Charybdis, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, affluence, afflux, affluxion, aggrandizement, amplification, anabasis, appreciation, arise, ascend, ascension, ascent,… … Moby Thesaurus
upsurge — up•surge v. [[t]ʌpˈsɜrdʒ[/t]] n. [[t]ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒ[/t]] v. surged, surg•ing, n. 1) to surge up; increase; rise 2) the act of surging up; a large or rapid increase • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
upsurge — 1. noun a sudden strong rise or flow 2. verb to surge up, or to become stronger or greater … Wiktionary
