surf

[surf]

The surf is what you see when you stand on the beach and look at the ocean waves rising and breaking on the shore. It’s also what you do when you ride those waves. Surf’s up, dude!

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The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach.

Noun
waves breaking on the shore

Verb
switch channels, on television

Verb
look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web"

Verb
ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard; "Californians love to surf"

n.
The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach.

n.
The bottom of a drain.

Surf

Surf , n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. sough.] The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach. Surf bird (Zo'94l.), a ploverlike bird of the genus Aphriza, allied to the turnstone. -- Surf clam (Zo'94l.), a large clam living on the open coast, especially Mactra, ∨ Spisula, solidissima. See Mactra. -- Surf duck (Zo'94l.), any one of several species of sea ducks of the genus Oidemia, especially O. percpicillata; -- called also surf scoter. See the Note under Scoter. -- Surf fish (Zo'94l.), any one of numerous species of California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid. -- Surf smelt. (Zo'94l.) See Smelt. -- Surf whiting. (Zo'94l.) See under Whiting.

Surf

Surf, n. The bottom of a drain. [Prov. Eng.]

The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach.

The bottom of a drain.

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Usage Examples

Never Have Your Dog Stuffed is really advice to myself, a reminder to myself not to avoid change or uncertainty, but to go with it, to surf into change.

When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I'm not retiring. I am graduating. Today is my graduation day. Retirement means that you'll just go ahead and live on your laurels and surf all day in Oceanside. It ain't going to happen.

The quality of life is so much higher anyplace you can ski in the morning and surf in the evening - there's something to be said for that.

I love to get home and hang out with my family. My brothers and I love spending time at the beach. I enjoy doing all kinds of surf sports and keeping healthy.