bodysurfing
iˌsɜrf 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:
1940–45
1940–45
Related forms
bod·y-surf·er, noun
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| body-surf | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to ride a wave by lying on it without a surfboard |
| 2. | 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 |
| 'bodysurfer | |
| —n | |
| 'bodysurfing | |
| —n | |
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| body-surf | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to ride a wave by lying on it without a surfboard |
| 2. | 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 |
| 'bodysurfer | |
| —n | |
| 'bodysurfing | |
| —n | |
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