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noun
The rising motion of water as a wave passes; a surge; the upward angular displacement of a vessel, opposed to pitch, the correlative downward movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To heave upward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: surge
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Broader terms: rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
History
A corruption of send, influenced by ascend.
