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Yes, surge is playable

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"Surge" Definition

noun

A coastal rise in water level caused by wind.
A heavy billowing or swelling motion like that of great waves.
A sudden onrush: a surge of joy.
A sudden, transient increase or oscillation in electric current or voltage.
An instability in the power output of an engine.

verb-transitive

Nautical To loosen or slacken (a cable) gradually.

verb-intransitive

Nautical To slip around a windlass. Used of a rope.
To increase suddenly: As favorable reviews came out, interest in the software surged.
To move like advancing waves: The fans surged forward to see the movie star.
To rise and move in a billowing or swelling manner.
To roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat.

verb

To rise and fall actively .
To rise and move in waves or billows .
To slip around a windlass, capstan, or bitts .
To rise suddenly to an excessive or abnormal value .
To move with a surge or in .

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