upsurge
[ verb uhp-surj; noun uhp-surj ]
/ verb ʌpˈsɜrdʒ; noun ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒ /
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verb (used without object), up·surged, up·surg·ing.
to surge up; increase; rise: Water upsurged. Crime upsurged.
noun
the act ofsurging up; a large or rapid increase: an upsurge in sales.
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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
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