surge

Noun

• a large sea wave

• a sudden or abrupt strong increase
  • stimulated a surge of speculation
    
  • an upsurge of emotion
    
  • an upsurge in violent crime
    

• a sudden forceful flow

Verb

• see one's performance improve
  • He levelled the score and then surged ahead
    

• rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
  • the boats surged
    

• rise or move forward
  • surging waves
    

• rise rapidly
  • the dollar soared against the yen
    

• rise and move, as in waves or billows
  • The army surged forward
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  billow , upsurge , rush , spate , scend , tide , soar , soar up , soar upwards , zoom , heave
• Antonyms: 
  ebb , ebb away , ebb down , ebb out , ebb off