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swarm
English
Etymology
From Middle English swarm, from Old English swearm (“swarm, multitude”), from Proto-Germanic *swarmaz (“swarm, dizziness”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Swoorm (“swarm”), Dutch zwerm, German Schwarm, Danish sværm, Swedish svärm, Icelandic svarmur (“tumult, swarm”), Latin susurrus (“whispering, humming”), Lithuanian surma (“a pipe”), Russian ???????? (svirél?, “a pipe, reed”).
The verb is from Middle English swarmen, swermen, from Old English swierman (“to swarm”), from Proto-Germanic *swarmijan? (“to swarm”), from the noun. Cognate with Scots swairm, swerm (“to swarm”), Dutch zwermen, German schwärmen, Danish sværme, Swedish svärma.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /sw??m/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sw??m/
- Rhymes: -??(?)m
Noun
swarm (plural swarms)
- A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
- A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
- a swarm of meteorites
- those prodigious swarms that had settled themselves in every part of it [Italy]
- (computing) A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network.
Derived terms
- aswarm
Translations
Verb
swarm (third-person singular simple present swarms, present participle swarming, simple past and past participle swarmed)
- (intransitive) To move as a swarm.
- (intransitive) To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc.
- Every place swarming with soldiers.
- (transitive) To fill a place as a swarm.
- (transitive) To overwhelm as by an opposing army.
- To climb by gripping with arms and legs alternately.
- 1784, William Coxe, Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden and Denmark
- At the top was placed a piece of money, as a prize for those who could swarm up and seize it.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 55
- She called out, and a boy came running along. He swarmed up a tree, and presently threw down a ripe nut. Ata pierced a hole in it, and the doctor took a long, refreshing draught.
- 1784, William Coxe, Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden and Denmark
- To breed multitudes.
Translations
See also
- Appendix:English collective nouns
Anagrams
- warms
Middle English
Alternative forms
- swrame, swarme
Etymology
From Old English swearm, from Proto-Germanic *swarmaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swarm/, /sw?rm/
Noun
swarm (plural swarmes)
- A swarm (large, moving group of bees)
- (rare) A large group of people.
Derived terms
- swarmen
Descendants
- English: swarm
- Scots: swairm
References
- “swarm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.
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surge
English
Etymology
From Middle English surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land”), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surg?, contr. of surrig?, subrig? (“lift up, raise, erect; intransitive rise, arise, get up, spring up, grow, etc.”, transitive verb), from sub (“from below; up”) + reg? (“to stretch”); see regent.
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: sûrj IPA(key): /s?d?/
- (UK) IPA(key): /s??d?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d?
- Homophone: serge
Noun
surge (plural surges)
- A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
- The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation
- (electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
- (aviation) A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust.
- (nautical) The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).
- 1901, Bible (American Standard Version), James i. 6
- He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
- He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar, / Pursues the foaming surges to the shore.
- 1901, Bible (American Standard Version), James i. 6
- (obsolete) A spring; a fountain.
- 1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles
- all great rivers are gorged and assembled of various surges and springs of water
- 1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles
- The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
Synonyms
- inrush
Derived terms
- countersurge
- surgeless
Translations
Verb
surge (third-person singular simple present surges, present participle surging, simple past and past participle surged)
- (intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
- Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations.
- To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
- (transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.
Related terms
- source
Translations
References
- surge in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- surge in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- FM 55-501
Anagrams
- Ruges, grues, urges
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -urd?e
Verb
surge
- third-person singular present indicative of surgere
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?sur.?e/, [?s??r??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?sur.d??e/, [?surd???]
Verb
surge
- second-person singular present active imperative of surg?
- (Matt. IX. v.5)
Arise, and walk. (KJV)
Portuguese
Verb
surge
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of surgir
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of surgir
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?su?xe/, [?su?.xe]
Verb
surge
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of surgir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of surgir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of surgir.
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