(a) (see to kick out 2 at phrasal verbs); (b) Surfing (see quots. and cf. sense to kick out 4 at phrasal verbs).

Surfing. An act of riding a wave. Cf. ride, v. 12a. Also figurative and in extended use. Cf. rail ride n. at rail, n.2 compounds 2.

In skiing, snowboarding, and surfing: the action or an act of travelling down a slope or wave with one's skis or board at an oblique angle to the…

An act of swimming in the surf or (now usually) riding a surfboard; an act of surfing.

Surfing. A ride across the face of a wave (see quot. 1963); a wave suitable for this.

Surfing. An act of bringing one's surfboard out of a wave in order to end a ride. Cf. to pull out 9b at pull, v. phrasal verbs.

A position in which the surfer rides hunched at the front of the board with head down, one arm forward and one arm back; a manoeuvre in which the…

an act of dipping the head; (Surfing) a manoeuvre in which a crouching surfer dips his or her head into the face of a wave while riding it.

the action or practice of standing on the nose or front end of a surfboard when surfing.

Surfing. With over. The action of dropping beneath the board in order to ride through a wave which has broken.

Surfing. (See quot. 1970.)

Surfing. (See quots.)

Phrases (chiefly colloquial and slang). see quots.

Surfing. The turning of the surf-board back towards the wave. Cf. to cut back 6 at cut, v. phrasal verbs.

Surfing. A technique used (usually on a longboard) to get past a breaking wave, by rolling over on one's back while holding on to the surfboard…

Surfing. A manoeuvre in which the board is turned from the crest of a breaking wave back down towards its base. Also in extended use (in canoeing…

Surfing. A wave that breaks from left to right from the surfer's perspective.

Surfing. A manoeuvre in which a surfer ascends the face of a wave and rebounds off the lip at the crest. Also: a wave with breaks in various…

Surfing. Any of various manoeuvres in which a surfer, bodyboarder, etc., executes a complete roll or loop within the tube of a wave, or performs a…

Surfing. A period of time during which a person is held underwater by the force of one or more breaking waves.

Windsurfing. The action of sailing the board with only one side edge in the water. Cf. rail, n.2 6.

Surfing. The action, process, or technique of walking on a longboard, esp. up to the nose, by crossing one foot over the other.

Surfing. A step or series of steps in which a surfer walking along a longboard crosses one foot over the other, typically to get to the nose; this…

a technique used (typically on a longboard) to get past a breaking wave when paddling, by rolling over on one's back while holding on to the…