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  1. 1. n. The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The bottom of a drain. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. waves breaking on the shore Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. switch channels, on television Source: wordnet
  7. 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.] Source: webster
  8. 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. Source: adambom
  9. 9. v:49/n:51 n. waves breaking on the shore v. switch channels, on television Source: ecdict

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