Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Waves that have broken on the shoreline and that push seaward as a result.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
To sneak unsupervised food from a table or kitchen counter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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History
From counter ("contrary or opposing") + surf ("waves that break on an ocean shoreline").
From counter ("kitchen surface where food preparation takes place") + surf ("to browse the internet, television, etc.").
