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surf
the swell of the sea breaking on shore or reefs; the foam produced by this; to ride the surf as with a surfboard; to search through a computer network for information: surf the Web
Not to be confused with:
serf – a person in a condition of servitude; vassal, peasant
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surf
(sûrf)n.
The waves of the sea as they break upon a shore or reef.
v. surfed, surf·ing, surfs
v.intr.
1. To engage in surfing.
2. Informal To look at a variety of things casually, especially while browsing the internet or television channels.
v.tr.
1.
a. To ride on or along (a wave) on a surfboard.
b. To engage in surfing at: had never surfed Malibu Beach.
2. Informal To browse (the internet or television channels, for example).
[Origin unknown.]
surf′er n.
surf′y adj.
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surf
(sɜːf)n
1. (Physical Geography) waves breaking on the shore or on a reef
2. (Physical Geography) foam caused by the breaking of waves
vb
3. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (intr) to take part in surfing
4. (Computer Science) computing (on the internet) to move freely from website to website (esp in the phrase surf the net)
5. to move freely between (TV channels or radio stations)
6.
a. informal to be carried on top of something: that guy's surfing the audience.
b. (in combination): trainsurfing.
[C17: probably variant of sough1]
ˈsurfable adj
ˈsurfˌlike adj
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surf
(sɜrf)n.
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, esp. a shallow or sloping shore.
v.i. 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.
v.t. 7. to ride a surfboard on.
8. to search through (a computer network or TV channels) for information or entertainment.
[1675–85; earlier suff; of uncertain orig.]
surf′a•ble, adj.
surf′er, n.
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surf
Past participle: surfed
Gerund: surfing
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| Noun | 1. |  surf - waves breaking on the shore moving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) |
| Verb | 1. | surf - ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard; "Californians love to surf" glide - move smoothly and effortlessly windsurf - ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water; "You cannot windsurf when the air is completely still" |
| 2. | surf - look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web" | |
| 3. | surf - switch channels, on television |
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Translations
زَبَد الأمواجزَبَدُ الأَمْوَاجيَتَجَوَّل في الإنترنِتيَتَزَلَّج على المَوجيَرْكَبُ الأَمْوَاج
surfovatpěnapěnící příboj
surfebrændingskum
surffatatyrsky
surfanjesurfati
szörföziktajtékzó parti hullám
brim
サーフィンをする打ち寄せる波
밀려오는 파도파도타기를 하다
banglenčių sportasbanglentėbanglentininkasbangų mūšanaršymas po internetą
banganodarboties ar serfinguserfotserfot pa Internetuviļņu putas
surfovať na Internete
deskatimorska pena
bränningarsurfa
เล่นกระดานโต้คลื่นคลื่นที่ซัดฝั่ง
bọt sónglướt sóng
surf
[sɜːf]A. N (= waves) → olas fpl, rompientes mpl; (= foam) → espuma f; (= swell) → oleaje m; (= current) → resaca f
B. VI → hacer surf
C. VT
1. (lit) → hacer surf en
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
surf
n → Brandung f
vi → surfen
vt to surf the waves → surfen, wellenreiten; to surf the Net (inf) → im Netz or (Inter)net surfen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
surf
(səːf) noun the foam made as waves break on rocks or on the shore. The children were playing in the white surf.
verb1. to ride on a surfboard as a sport.
2. to look for interesting sites on the Internet.
surfer nounˈsurfing noun
(also ˈsurf-riding).
1. the sport of riding on a surfboard.
2. looking for interesting sites on the Internet.
ˈsurfboard noun a board on which a bather rides towards shore on the surf.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
surf
→ زَبَدُ الأَمْوَاج, يَرْكَبُ الأَمْوَاج pěna, surfovat brænding, surfe Brandung, surfen αφρός κύματος, σερφάρω hacer surf, oleaje surffata, tyrsky ressac, surfer surfanje, surfati praticare il surf, spuma delle onde サーフィンをする, 打ち寄せる波 밀려오는 파도, 파도타기를 하다 branding, surfen brenning, surfe fale przyboju, uprawiać surfing arrebentação, rebentação, surfar заниматься серфингом, пена прибоя bränningar, surfa เล่นกระดานโต้คลื่น, คลื่นที่ซัดฝั่ง köpük, sörf yapmak bọt sóng, lướt sóng 冲浪, 海浪Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009