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noun

the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.

the mass or line of foamy water caused by the breaking of the sea upon a shore, especially a shallow or sloping shore.

verb (used without object)

to ride a surfboard.

to float on the crest of a wave toward shore.

to swim, play, or bathe in the surf.

to search haphazardly, as for information on a computer network or an interesting program on television.

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verb (used with object)

to ride a surfboard on: We surfed every big wave in sight.

to search through (a computer network or TV channels) for information or entertainment.

Origin:
1675–85; earlier suff; of uncertain origin

Related forms

surf·a·ble, adjective

surf·er, noun

surf·like, adjective

Can be confused: serf, surf.

Synonyms
1. See wave.

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The big waves were also a boon for local businesses, as hotels and surf shops filled up.

OR else ride the bus, metro, light rail or train and surf for the whole ride.

Watch a hippo swim through the surf and elephants stroll the sands.

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The big waves were also a boon for local businesses, as hotels and surf shops filled up.

OR else ride the bus, metro, light rail or train and surf for the whole ride.

Watch a hippo swim through the surf and elephants stroll the sands.

Surfers typically refer to wave groups in the surf zone as a set.

Cruise by for surf photography, sculpture, and contemporary surf art.

There are two kinds of popping that are important to master when learning how to surf.

Loose surfboards tumbled between the jagged rocks that separated the surf from the lagoon.

Surfing is an extremely demanding sport physically, especially in big surf.

Travis enjoyed watching baseball, and could drive a car and surf the internet.

Relax with a picnic and watch the surf beat against the shore's rocks.

Pierson shares the information he finds with his patrons through a telephone surf report his store provides.

If in the wave live several flies, they travel making surf in the wave.

Here a string of beaches make for sublime strolling, surf fishing, sand castle building.

Mondrian and vintage floral wallpaper are not the usual references that come to mind when one imagines women's surf wear.

If you need to text or surf while driving, please stay in the city till you die from it.

We changed quickly into surf trunks and headed out to the surf spot.

They surf with two-inch icicles clinging to their wet suits, through stinging hail and overpowering wind.

T asked insiders from the surfing and design worlds to weigh in with their favorite surf spots.

I'll be able to surf the net and post to the fora during the event.

Those days are gone forever now that travellers can surf the internet for cheap unsold seats.

There's no skimming, booms aren't working in the heavy surf.

Instead the sand would be placed in the surf zone in front of some of the narrow, low-lying barrier islands.

Just forty miles from where forest and surf collide, icy mountain peaks pierce the sky.

Anyone with a smart phone can, for better or worse, surf the internet from behind the wheel.

Viewers were able to surf back and forth to create their own film.

With so much frolicking in the surf there will be a few nips from.

They also include hydro drainage ports and a ventilated foot bed for quick drying after wading in the surf.

Two fashion insiders finally take the mall out of surf with their new line.

Many cheap mobile handsets allow users to play video games and surf the net.

Out on the water body-boarders were riding the surf.

Recent oppositely directed trends in solar climate forcings and the global mean surf air temperature.

The biggest danger comes from mines, both in the surf zone and on the beach itself.

Shammiji, a computer buff whose delight in old age was to surf the net as he had once surfed the air, never objected to that.

The beach's gentle surf makes it a favorite escape for families.

Both vessels would surf around without a human on board.

It can be used either to watch television or to send e-mail and surf the internet.

If you want a nice, finger-friendly way to surf the web or send a mail then you're out of luck.

Consumers surf around to check timetables, prices and frequent-flyer benefits and to read about resorts and hotels.

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World English Dictionary

surf (sɜːf)

—n
1.	waves breaking on the shore or on a reef
2.	foam caused by the breaking of waves

—vb
3.	(intr) to take part in surfing
4.	a. computing (on the internet) to move freely from website to website (esp in the phrase surf the net)
	b. to move freely between (TV channels or radio stations)
5.	a. informal to be carried on top of something: that guy's surfing the audience
	b. (in combination): trainsurfing

[C17: probably variant of sough¹]

'surfable

—*adj*

'surflike

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

surf

1685, probably from earlier suffe (1599), of uncertain origin. Originally used in reference to the coast of India, hence perhaps of Indic origin. Or perhaps a phonetic respelling of sough, which meant "a rushing sound." The verb meaning "ride the crest of a wave" is from 1917; surfer, surfing both from

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1955. In the Internet sense, first recorded 1993.

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Science Dictionary

surf (sûrf) Pronunciation Key
The waves of the sea as they break upon a shore or a reef.

Slang Dictionary

surf definition

mod.
wonderful; with it; excellent. (California.) : This party is, like, surf.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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