course vs surge

surge vs course

course and surge both are nouns.

course and surge both are verbs.

course is an adverb but surge is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
course	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
surge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, surge is a hyponym of course; that is, surge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than course:

course: move along, of liquids
surge: rise or move forward

Other hyponyms of course include flush, gush, jet, tide, circulate, eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool, run off, waste, run down, pour, run out, spill, stream, well out, dribble, filter, trickle, drain, run out, ooze, seep, gutter.

course (noun)	surge (noun)
a mode of action	a sudden or abrupt strong increase
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings	a sudden forceful flow
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport	a large sea wave
(construction) a layer of masonry
part of a meal served at one time
a connected series of events or actions or developments
a body of students who are taught together
general line of orientation
a line or route along which something travels or moves

course (verb)	surge (verb)
hunt with hounds	see one's performance improve
move along, of liquids	rise rapidly
move swiftly through or over	rise and move, as in waves or billows
	rise or move forward
	rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave

course (adverb)	surge (adverb)
as might be expected

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