Definitions for surf
sɜrfsurf

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surf, breaker, breakersverb

   waves breaking on the shore

2. surfboard, surfverb

   ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard

   "Californians love to surf"

3. browse, surfverb

   look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

   "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web"

4. surf, channel-surfverb

   switch channels, on television

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surfnoun

   Waves that break on an ocean shoreline.

2. surfnoun

   The bottom of a drain.

3. surfverb

   To ride a wave, usually on a surfboard.

4. surfverb

   To browse the Internet.

5. Etymology: Maybe suffe, of uncertain origin.

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1. surf

   Surf is the wave activity in the area between the shoreline and outer limit of breakers. It commonly refers to the act of riding these waves with a surfboard, which can be either lying down, kneeling, or standing up. Surf can also refer to the conditions or quality of the waves, as in "good surf" or "bad surf".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Surfnoun

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

2. Surfnoun

   the bottom of a drain

3. Etymology: [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. sough.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Surf

   Surf is the name of a brand of laundry detergent made by Unilever and sold in the India, Ireland, South Africa and many other countries. In the United States the Surf product line is owned by Sun Products. The brand Omo was used when it was introduced in Australia and New Zealand but in Australia, Surf as well as Omo are sold and they are both top- selling laundry detergents in Australia. Surf was introduced in 1959 after Rinso, formerly Lever's best selling detergent brand, had declined in both sales and market share. Formulations of the detergent and the market segment targeted vary by region; in some countries Unilever also markets Persil detergent.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Surf

   surf, n. the foam made by the dashing of waves.—ns. Surf′-bird, a plover-like bird found on the Pacific coasts of North and South America, akin to sandpipers and turnstones, and sometimes called Boreal sandpiper and Plover-billed turnstone; Surf′-duck, the scoter (q.v.); Surf′man, one skilful in handling boats in surf.—adj. Surf′y. [Skeat explains the r as intrusive, and suggests that suffe is the same as 'sough of the sea,' M. E. swough, swoughen, swowen—A.S. swógan, to make a rushing sound.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surf

   [from the ‘surf’ idiom for rapidly flipping TV channels] To traverse the Internet in search of interesting stuff, used esp. if one is doing so with a World Wide Web browser. It is also common to speak of surfing in to a particular resource.Hackers adopted this term early, but many have stopped using it since it went completely mainstream around 1995. The passive, couch-potato connotations that go with TV channel surfing were never pleasant, and hearing non-hackers wax enthusiastic about “surfing the net” tends to make hackers feel a bit as though their home is being overrun by ignorami.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surf

   The swell and foam of the sea, which breaks upon the shore, or any rock lying near the surface. The most violent surfs are those which break upon a flat shore, as on the Coromandel and African coasts.

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1. surf

   Song lyrics by surf -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by surf on the Lyrics.com website.

2. SURF

   What does SURF stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SURF acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Glide
   • Search
   • Sport
   • Switch

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Anagrams for surf »

1. furs

How to pronounce surf?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say surf in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of surf in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of surf in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of surf in a Sentence

1. International Shark Attack File.Gavin Naylor:

   Sand bars are also where the best surf breaks are because the rapid change in depth causes the waves to break, so the sharks find themselves seeking out the same spots as the surfers.

2. Kirby Wright:

   Bone-white driftwood maroons on the sand. Dunes wall in the strand. An island offshore is an overturned teacup. The gulls have abandoned the sea for the roof of the Surf Club.

3. Shannon Ainslie:

   So I work and live here ... and go surf, life's good.

4. Rystad Energy Audun Martinsen:

   The train is about to leave the station. McDermott is the only acquisition target that could make Subsea 7 the market leader in the SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines) sector.

5. Dennis Feltgen:

   Swells from the storm could reach much of the east coast of Atlantic Canada by the end of the week and continue through the weekend. These swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip currents.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=surf
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Surf
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surf
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=surf
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=surf
7. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Surf
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=surf
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=surf