surf
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(sûrf) 
n.
The waves of the sea as they break upon a shore or reef.
v., surfed, surf·ing, surfs. v.intr.
n.
The waves of the sea as they break upon a shore or reef.
v., surfed, surf·ing, surfs. v.intr.
- To engage in surfing.
- Informal. To look at a variety of things casually, especially while browsing the Internet or television channels.
- To ride on or along (a wave) on a surfboard.
- To engage in surfing at: had never surfed Malibu Beach.
- Informal. To browse (the Internet or television channels, for example).
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surf
[from the ‘surf’ idiom for rapidly flipping TV channels] To traverse the Internet in search of interesting stuff, used esp. if one is doing so with a World Wide Web browser. It is also common to speak of surfing in to a particular resource.
Hackers adopted this term early, but many have stopped using it since it went completely mainstream around 1995. The passive, couch-potato connotations that go with TV channel surfing were never pleasant, and hearing non-hackers wax enthusiastic about “surfing the net” tends to make hackers feel a bit as though their home is being overrun by ignorami.
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verb intr. and trans
verb intr. and trans
To joyride on the roof or outside of (a railway train, car, etc.). (1985 —) .
Daily Telegraph A verdict of misadventure was recorded yesterday on an 18-year-old student who fell to his death...while 'surfing' on a 70mph Tube train (1988).
verb intr. and trans
To joyride on the roof or outside of (a railway train, car, etc.). (1985 —) .
Daily Telegraph A verdict of misadventure was recorded yesterday on an 18-year-old student who fell to his death...while 'surfing' on a 70mph Tube train (1988).
| sure, superfly, supercool | |
| surf-bum, surfie, sus |
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categories related to 'surf'
- Coastal Land, Islands, and the Sea - surf: waves breaking against rocks and beach at shore
- Internet and World Wide Web - surf: (vb) browse serendipitously from one Internet or Web site to another
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Surf is the wave activity in the area between the shoreline and outer limit of breakers. It may refer to a breaking wave in shallow water, upon the shore, or in the area in which waves break
Surf may also refer to:
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Commercial products
- Surf (detergent), a brand of laundry detergent made by Unilever
Computers and software
- "Surfing the Web", slang for exploring the World Wide Web
- SURF, an acronym for "Speeded Up Robust Features", a computer vision algorithm
Education
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), a common summer immersion experience in higher education which supplement research activities that occur during the academic year
Music
- Surf (album), a 2002 album released by Roddy Frame
- Surf music, a genre of popular music associated with surf culture
- Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps, a drum and bugle corps based in Mount Holly, New Jersey, in the United States
Popular culture
- Surf culture, the culture surrounding the sport of surfing
Ships
- USS Surf, the name of more than one United States Navy ship
Sports
- Surfing, a surfboard-based water-sport
- The Atlantic City Surf, a defunct professional baseball team that played in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the United States from 1998 to 2008
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Surf
Dansk (Danish)
n. - bølgeslag, brænding
v. intr. - surfe
idioms:
- surf the Net surfe på Nettet
Nederlands (Dutch)
surfen, branding
Français (French)
n. - écume, vagues déferlantes, ressac
v. intr. - (Sport) faire du surf, (Comput) surfer l'Internet
idioms:
- surf the Net surfer l'Internet
Deutsch (German)
n. - Brandung
v. - surfen
idioms:
- surf the Net auf dem Net surfen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αφρός και κύματα που σπάζουν στην ακτή
v. - σερφάρω
idioms:
- surf the Net σερφάρω στο Διαδίκτυο
Italiano (Italian)
praticare il surf, risacca, le onde
idioms:
- surf the Net navigare l'Internet
Português (Portuguese)
n. - rebentação (f)
v. - surfar
idioms:
- surf the Net surfar a Net
Русский (Russian)
прибой, скользить по волне
idioms:
- surf the Net "скользить" по всемирной компьютерной сети
Español (Spanish)
n. - cachones, resaca
v. intr. - practicar el surf, practicar el deporte de la tabla hawaiana
idioms:
- surf the Net navegar por el Internet
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bränning, svall, baksjö
v. - surfa
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
海浪, 拍岸浪, 作冲浪运动
idioms:
- surf the Net 在计算机网络上或电视频道上搜索资料或娱乐快速连续地看
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 海浪, 拍岸浪
v. intr. - 作衝浪運動
idioms:
- surf the Net 在電腦網路上或電視頻道上搜索資料或娛樂快速連續地看
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 밀려드는 파도, 파도의 거품
v. intr. - 파도타기를 하다, 서핑을 하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 磯波, 寄せ波
v. - サーフィンをする
idioms:
- surf the Net インターネットを閲覧する
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الامواج المتكسرة ( على الشاطئ) (فعل) يمارس, رياضه ركوب الامواج
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - התנפצות הגלים אל החוף, קצף-גלים, מישברים
v. intr. - גלש (על גלים), רכב על רכבת (מבחוץ)
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