body-surf
[ bod-ee-surf ]
verb (used without object)
to ride a cresting wave toward the shore by lying face down in the water with the arms stretched forward in the direction of the wave.
Origin of body-surf
1First recorded in 1940–45
Other words from body-surf
- body-surfer, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for body-surf
body-surf
verb(intr)
to ride a wave by lying on it without a surfboard
informal to fling oneself prone onto a crowd of people, for example on a dance floor or at a rock concert, and move or be carried over their heads
Derived forms of body-surf
- bodysurfer, noun
- bodysurfing, noun
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