surf
surf Lexical Profile
surf Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The mass or line of foam formed by waves breaking on a seashore or reef.
"The children played happily in the white surf along the sandy beach."
A session of riding ocean waves on a surfboard.
"She went out for an early morning surf before heading to the office."
• verb
To ride on the crest of a breaking wave toward the shore, especially while standing or lying on a surfboard.
"They traveled to the coast of Hawaii to surf the famous winter swells."
To move rapidly from one webpage, television channel, or topic to another in search of something interesting.
"He spent the evening on the couch, casually surfing the internet for travel deals."
• Rhymes for surf
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 17th century, likely an alteration of the earlier obsolete word 'suffe', which may have been influenced by the spelling of 'surge'.