Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Surge \Surge\, n. [L. surgere, surrectum, to raise, to rise; sub
   under + regere to direct: cf. OF. surgeon, sourgeon,
   fountain. See {Regent}, and cf. {Insurrection}, {Sortie},
   {Source}.]
   1. A spring; a fountain. [Obs.] ``Divers surges and springs
      of water.'' --Ld. Berners.

   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.

Surge \Surge\, v. i.
   1. To swell; to rise hifg and roll.

            The surging waters like a mountain rise. --Spenser.

   2. (Naut.) To slip along a windlass.

Surge \Surge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Surging}.] [Cf. F. surgir to cast anchor, to land. Cf.
   {Surge}, n.] (Naut.)
   To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a
   hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a
   capstan).

Source : WordNet®

surge
     n 1: a sudden forceful flow [syn: {rush}, {spate}, {upsurge}]
     2: a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of
        speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in
        violent crime" [syn: {upsurge}]
     3: a large sea wave [syn: {billow}]

surge
     v 1: rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged
          forward" [syn: {billow}, {heave}]
     2: rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yes" [syn: {soar},
         {soar up}, {soar upwards}, {zoom}]
     3: rise or move foward; "surging waves" [syn: {tide}] [ant: {ebb}]
     4: rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force
        such as a wave; "the boats surged" [syn: {scend}]
     5: see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and
        then surged ahead"

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

SURGE
     
        Sorter, Updater, Report Generator, Etc.  IBM 704, 1959.
        Sammet 1969, p.8.