Associations to the word «Upsurge»

Wiktionary

UPSURGE, noun. A sudden strong rise or flow
UPSURGE, verb. (intransitive) to surge up, or to become stronger or greater

Dictionary definition

UPSURGE, noun. A sudden forceful flow.
UPSURGE, noun. A sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats