3 entries under this word

Surge

Sûrġe, n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. surgeon, sourgeon, fountain, from Lat. surgere, to rise, Fr. sourdre, to spring up, of water. See SOURCE.] 1. A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water. He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar, Pursues the foaming surges to the shore. Dryden. 2. (Ship-building.) The tapered part in front of the whelps, between the chocks of a capstan, on which the messenger may surge.

Sûrġe, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. SURGED; p. pr. & vb. n. SURGING.] (Naut.) To let go, as a portion of a rope, suddenly; or to render, as a rope, round a pin or kevel; as, to surge a hawser or messenger. Totten.

Sûrġe, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. 1. To swell; to rise high and roll, as waves.

The surging waters like a mountain rise. Spenser.

Sense 2. (Naut.) To slip back; as, the cable surges.