Thesaurus: surf

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1. n. The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach.
2. n. The bottom of a drain.
3. n. waves breaking on the shore
4. v. ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard
5. v. look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
6. v. switch channels, on television
7. The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach. Surf bird (Zoöl.), a ploverlike bird of the genus Aphriza, allied to the turnstone. -- Surf clam (Zoöl.), a large clam living on the open coast, especially Mactra, or Spisula, solidissima. See Mactra. -- Surf duck (Zoöl.), any one of several species of sea ducks of the genus Oidemia, especially O. percpicillata; -- called also surf scoter. See the Note under Scoter. -- Surf fish (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid. -- Surf smelt. (Zoöl.) See Smelt. -- Surf whiting. (Zoöl.) See under Whiting. The bottom of a drain. [Prov. Eng.]
8. The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon asloping beach. Surf bird (Zoöl.), a ploverlike bird of the genusAphriza, allied to the turnstone.-- Surf clam (Zoöl.), a large clam living on the open coast,especially Mactra, or Spisula, solidissima. See Mactra.-- Surf duck (Zoöl.), any one of several species of sea ducks of thegenus Oidemia, especially O. percpicillata; -- called also surfscoter. See the Note under Scoter.-- Surf fish (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of Californiaembiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid.-- Surf smelt. (Zoöl.) See Smelt.-- Surf whiting. (Zoöl.) See under Whiting.
9. v:49/n:51 n. waves breaking on the shore v. switch channels, on television