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UPSURGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does upsurge mean?
• UPSURGE (noun)
The noun UPSURGE has 2 senses:
2. a sudden or abrupt strong increase
Familiarity information: UPSURGE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sudden forceful flow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("upsurge" is a kind of...):
flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "upsurge"):
debris storm; debris surge (the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building)
onrush (a forceful forward rush or flow)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sudden or abrupt strong increase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
surge; upsurge
Context example:
an upsurge in violent crime
Hypernyms ("upsurge" is a kind of...):
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