I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
channel surfing
kite surfing
surf 'n' turf
surf the Internet (= look at different websites )
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She spends hours surfing the Internet every evening.
surfing the Net (= looking at information in different places on the Internet )
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Bruce spends most evenings surfing the Net .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
internet
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Who spends an inordinate number of work hours surfing the Internet ?
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When she is not doing work for her church, Stroup is surfing the Internet for more information about her Maine ancestors.
net
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We give them quizzes on Britain and allow them to surf the net .
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So a user could be surfing the Net at warp speed while talking on the phone.
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A recent survey shows that about half of all users surf the Net from their homes.
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At the other end of the spectrum is the so-called Internet appliance, the very low-cost device for just surfing the Net .
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It was the year of spinoffs, surging financial markets and surfing the Net .
web
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But if you just want to use your computer for word-processing or web-surfing , avoid it like the plague.
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Unless your son catches on to the research potential on the Web , surfing can be pretty passive.
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Instead of congressional intervention, Waxman encouraged parents to begin paying closer attention to their children's Web surfing .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
extreme sports/surfing/skiing etc
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The explosion of extreme sports in recent years has produced an unprecedented number of ultra-endurance races.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Many youngsters spend hours surfing the net.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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So a user could be surfing the Net at warp speed while talking on the phone.
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We give them quizzes on Britain and allow them to surf the net.
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You open a Beenz account and then surf about.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Again and again the lifeboat was thrown back by the surf .
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Ahead of them, Trent could hear the surf smashing on the reef, heavy now and threatening.
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Fortunately it wasn't the usual Aussie surf !
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He came out of the surf exhausted and starving and naked.
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If the surf is really big, it sounds like a constant low roar.
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The initial report was: Child in surf .
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Then the rod-man screamed, arm pointing straight ahead at the surf .
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You will see groups of them clustered way out beyond the breaking surf waiting for the best waves.