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surf noun [ səːf ]

• the mass or line of foam formed by waves breaking on a seashore or reef.
• "the roar of the surf"
• a spell of surfing.
• "he went for an early surf"

surf verb

• stand or lie on a surfboard and ride on a wave towards the shore.
• "he's learning to surf"
• move from page to page or site to site on (the World Wide Web).
• "the device allows you to surf the net and send emails"
Origin: late 17th century: apparently from obsolete suff, of unknown origin, perhaps influenced by the spelling of surge .


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