Surge — Defs

01 n. A spring; a fountain.

1.
A spring; a fountain.[Obs.]
2.
A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind.
“He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.” — James i. 6 (Rev. Ver.)

“He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar, Pursues the foaming surges to the shore.” — Dryden.
3.
The motion of, or produced by, a great wave.
4.
The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.

02 v. i. To swell; to rise hifg and roll.

1.
To swell; to rise hifg and roll.
“The surging waters like a mountain rise.” — Spenser.
2.
To slip along a windlass.(Naut.)

03 v. t. To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).

imp. & p. p. Surged; p. pr. & vb. n. Surging

1.
To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).(Naut.)