surfed

Caught a wave

Surfed is the past tense of surf.

The original meaning is riding ocean waves on a board: We surfed all morning at Malibu.

By extension, to surf is to move through something in a similar gliding, searching way—especially channels on television or pages on the internet: I surfed the web for hours, He surfed channels looking for the game.

culture

counterculture

Rejection of mainstream values

  • lifestylePersonal living pattern
  • alohaHawaiian multipurpose greeting
  • stokedExtremely enthusiastic, slang

gnarly · grommet · wax · woody · localism · tiki

sport

board

Flat rigid panel

  • wetsuitInsulating garment for water
  • wipeoutComplete, catastrophic failure
  • barrelHooped cylindrical vessel

carving · cutback · aerial · paddle · lineup · pipeline · shortboard · longboard · thruster · fish

waves

swell

Increase in size

  • breakersWaves that collapse shoreward
  • crestHighest point or tuft
  • curlSpiral or loop form

whitecap · foam · spray · tide · rip · current · sets · groundswell · offshore · onshore

internet

browsed

Looked through casually

  • clickedSuddenly comprehended
  • scrolledMoved through content vertically
  • webInterwoven filament structure

online · websites · links · pages · tabs · browser · searched · navigated · hyperlinks · homepage

beach

shoreline

Land-water boundary

  • coastLand beside the ocean
  • sandFine rock particles
  • dunesWind-formed sand ridges

lifeguard · boardwalk · pier · sunscreen · palm-trees · seagulls · sunbathing · towel · swimsuit · shorebreak

Opposites
aquatic activity mode

surfedsank

Went down, as ships

submerged · drowned · swam · dove · went under

wave interaction

surfedanchored

Fixed securely in position

stayed put

internet engagement style

surfedcreated

Caused to exist

logged off · disconnected · unplugged · produced · focused

Phrases
Family

surf, surfer, surfing, surfs, surfboard, surfers, surfboards, surfable, surfboat

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G