| surge | | |
| n. (event) | 1. rush, spate, surge, upsurge | a sudden forceful flow. |
| ~ flow, flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases). |
| ~ debris storm, debris surge | the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building.; "the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge" |
| ~ onrush | a forceful forward rush or flow.; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts" |
| n. (act) | 2. surge, upsurge | a sudden or abrupt strong increase.; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime" |
| ~ step-up, increase | the act of increasing something.; "he gave me an increase in salary" |
| n. (event) | 3. billow, surge | a large sea wave. |
| ~ moving ridge, wave | one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water). |
| v. (motion) | 4. billow, heave, surge | rise and move, as in waves or billows.; "The army surged forward" |
| ~ inflate, blow up | fill with gas or air.; "inflate a balloons" |
| v. (motion) | 5. soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom | rise rapidly.; "the dollar soared against the yen" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| ~ billow, wallow | rise up as if in waves.; "smoke billowed up into the sky" |
| v. (motion) | 6. surge, tide | rise or move forward.; "surging waves" |
| ~ course, flow, run, feed | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| v. (motion) | 7. scend, surge | rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave.; "the boats surged" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| v. (change) | 8. surge | see one's performance improve.; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better | get better.; "The weather improved toward evening" |
| zoom | | |
| n. (event) | 1. rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom | a rapid rise. |
| ~ rising, ascension, ascent, rise | a movement upward.; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" |
| n. (act) | 2. soar, zoom | the act of rising upward into the air. |
| ~ ascending, rise, ascent, ascension | the act of changing location in an upward direction. |
| v. (motion) | 3. whizz, whizz along, zoom, zoom along | move along very quickly. |
| ~ hurry, travel rapidly, zip, speed | move very fast.; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" |
| v. (motion) | 4. zoom | move with a low humming noise. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
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