noun, verb
noun [U] large waves in the sea or ocean, and the white FOAM that they produce as they fall on the shore or on rocks:
the sound of surf breaking on the beach * Sydney, surf capital of the world (= where the sport of surfing is very popular)
Part of speech: verb
1 [V, VN] (often go surfing) to take part in the sport of riding on waves on a SURFBOARD
2 [VN] ~ the net / Internet to use the Internet:
I was surfing the net looking for information on Indian music.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is surf a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, surf is tagged as verb.
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