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June 21, 2016 Word of the Day

surf /ˈsɚf/ verb
surf
/ˈsɚf/
verb

surfs; surfed; surfing

The woman and child are surfing the Web together.
The woman and child are surfing the Web together.
Definition of SURF

1 [no object] : to ride on ocean waves using a special board (called a surfboard)

  • He learned to surf when he was living in California.

— see also WINDSURF

2 : to look for information or other interesting things on the Internet

[+ object]

  • surfing the Internet/Web

[no object]

  • surfing on the Internet/Web

— see also CHANNEL SURFING, SURFING

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