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UPSURGE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sudden or abrupt strong increase

Example:

an upsurge in violent crime

Synonyms:

surge; upsurge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("upsurge" is a kind of...):

increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sudden forceful flow

Synonyms:

rush; spate; surge; upsurge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

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)

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