Meaning & use
surf
To ride on the crest or face of a wave, typically while standing on a board.
See it in a sentence
They spent the morning learning to surf at the local beach.
Experienced surfers waited beyond the break for the next big wave.
A note on using this word
Surf also means to browse the internet casually, as in 'surfing the web,' and as a noun it refers to the waves breaking on a shore.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To browse the internet casually, moving from one site or page to another.
He likes to surf the web during his lunch break.
3. noun
The mass of foamy waves that break along a shoreline.
The children played happily in the surf near the shore.
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