Definition
to surf: to ride the waves on a board (on the sea); to search, to browse, to navigate (the internet)
We don't pay you to surf the web all day long.
Icarus surfs every weekend.
the surf: the activity of surfing, the waves
The surf is the waves and the foam at the edges of them
a surfer: somebody who surfs waves
- "Surfing the internet for girls!"
- "Australia isn't all about "surfing kangaroos" and "drunken koalas" anymore."
- "Bruno saw his first dolphin at the age of 13, while surfing in the Pacific."
- "Mrs Brady drove on the wrong side of the road, and I was too scared to go surfing because they say there are many monsters in Cornwall."
- "I've surfed every wave in this building, including the killer break in the first floor toilet."
- "My name's Lou, and I'm the wickedest surfer you've ever seen!"
- "Each billboard emits the scent of Washed Up, described by Kalvin Krime as "a masculine blend of sun, surf, and wetsuits"."
- "Lou : Mate, if you come with me, we'll surf the biggest waves in the galaxy!"
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