{
    "term": "surge",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a sudden increase of a strong feeling",
            "sensetop": "surge (of something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She felt a sudden surge of anger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a surge of excitement"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He thought of his old teacher with a surge of affection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His initial surge of euphoria was quickly followed by dismay."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A huge surge of emotion swept through her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He picked up the phone with a surge of panic."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "rush",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "huge", "sudden"],
                "verb + surge": ["experience", "feel", "get"],
                "surge + verb": [
                    "sweep something",
                    "sweep over somebody",
                    "sweep through somebody"
                ],
                "preposition": ["with a surge", "surge of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a sudden increase in the amount or number of something",
            "sensetop": "surge in somethingsurge of something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a surge in consumer spending",
                    "contextForm": "surge in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are having trouble keeping up with the recent surge in demand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A last-minute surge in ticket sales saved the show from closure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After an initial surge of interest, there has been little call for our services.",
                    "contextForm": "surge of something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "dramatic", "great"],
                "preposition": ["surge in", "surge of"],
                "phrases": ["a surge forward"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a sudden, strong movement forward or upwards",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a tidal surge"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A surge of people poured through the gates."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police struggled to control the sudden surge forward by the demonstrators."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "dramatic", "great"],
                "preposition": ["surge in", "surge of"],
                "phrases": ["a surge forward"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a sudden increase in the flow of electrical power through a system",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "An electrical surge damaged the computer's disk drive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The National Grid was hit by a huge **power surge**."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "dramatic", "great"],
                "preposition": ["surge in", "surge of"],
                "phrases": ["a surge forward"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɜːdʒ/",
                "audio": "su/surge/surge__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɜːrdʒ/",
                "audio": "su/surge/surge__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}