surfverb [ I or T ]
uk/sɜːf/us/sɝːf/surf verb [ I or T ] (INTERNET)
A2 to spend time visiting a lot of websites:
He spends a lot of time surfing the internet/Net/Web.
More examples
- Jane's been surfing the Web all morning.
- I spent hours surfing the Web, searching for information.
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Operating computers
- aliasing
- always-on
- black hat
- BMP
- caps lock (key)
- computerize
- cut
- enter
- fire
- format
- hacker
- hash
- keyboarder
- punch
- roll (sth) over sth
- scroll bar
- title bar
- touchscreen
- uninstall
- zip
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surf verb [ I or T ] (WAVES)
B1 to ride on a wave as it comes towards land, while standing or lying on a special board:
They go surfing every weekend.
See also
bodysurf
windsurfing
More examples
- The ads feature a montage of images - people surfing, playing football and basketball.
- For me, nothing compares with the thrill of surfing - it's better than sex.
- We surfed the biggest waves ever on that beach.
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Water sports
- aquatics
- bodyboard
- boogie board
- cage diving
- canyoning
- dumper
- Jet Ski
- oxygen tank
- parasailing
- sailboard
- surfboard
- surfer
- surfing
- water polo
- water sports
- waterskiing
- waxhead
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
surfnoun [ U ]
uk/sɜːf/us/sɝːf/the tops of the waves on the sea when they are near to the coast or hit against rocks:
We were almost deafened by the crash/roar of the surf.
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Waves
- bore
- break
- breaker
- choppy
- crest
- dumper
- heavy
- lap
- overfall
- ripple
- roller
- spume
- standing wave
- swell
- tidal wave
- tsunami
- wake
- wave
- whitecaps
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