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Definitions for Surf

[1] the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
[2] the mass or line of foamy water caused by the breaking of the sea upon a shore, especially a shallow or sloping shore.
[3] to ride a surfboard.
[4] to float on the crest of a wave toward shore.
[5] to swim, play, or bathe in the surf.
[6] to search haphazardly, as for information on a computer network or an interesting program on television.
[7] to ride a surfboard on: We surfed every big wave in sight.
[8] to search through (a computer network or TV channels) for information or entertainment.
[9] waves breaking on the shore or on a reef
[10] foam caused by the breaking of waves
[11] (intr) to take part in surfing
[12] computing (on the internet) to move freely from website to website (esp in the phrase surf the net ) to move freely between (TV channels or radio stations)
[13] informal to be carried on top of something that guy's surfing the audience (in combination ) trainsurfing

Words related to Surf

swell, wave, spindrift, combers, rollers

Words nearby Surf

surefire, surefooted, surely, surety, suretyship, surf, surf 'n' turf, surf and turf, surf boat, surf casting, surf clam

Origin of Surf

First recorded in 1675–85; earlier suff; of uncertain origin

Words that may be confused with Surf

serf, surf

Other words from Surf

surf·a·ble , adjective
surf·er , noun
surf·like , adjective

Word origin for Surf

C17: probably variant of sough 1

Synonyms for Surf

swell, wave, breakers, combers, rollers, spindrift, breaking waves