Meaning Of Surge

n.

A spring; a fountain.
n.

A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind.
n.

The motion of, or produced by, a great wave.
n.

The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
v. i.

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

To slip along a windlass.
n.

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