Surf vs. Breakers — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Surf and Breakers
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Surf
The waves of the sea as they break upon a shore or reef.
Breakers
One that breaks, as a machine for breaking up or crushing a substance, such as rock, coal, or plant fibers.
Surf
To engage in surfing.
Breakers
A circuit breaker.
Surf
(Informal) To look at a variety of things casually, especially while browsing the internet or television channels.
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Breakers
A wave that crests or breaks into foam, as against a shoreline.
Surf
To ride on or along (a wave) on a surfboard.
Breakers
One who break dances.
Surf
To engage in surfing at
Had never surfed Malibu Beach.
Breakers
A small water cask, often used in lifeboats.
Surf
(Informal) To browse (the internet or television channels, for example).
Breakers
Plural of breaker
Surf
Waves that break on an ocean shoreline.
Breakers
Waves breaking on the shore
Surf
An instance or session of riding a surfboard in the surf.
We went for a surf this morning.
Surf
A dance popular in the 1960s in which the movements of a surfboard rider are mimicked.
Surf
The bottom of a drain.
Surf
To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing.
Surf
To surf at a specified place.
Surf
To bodysurf; to swim in the surf at a beach.
Surf
(ambitransitive) To browse the Internet, television, etc.
Surf
The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach.
Surf
The bottom of a drain.
Surf
Waves breaking on the shore
Surf
Ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard;
Californians love to surf
Surf
Look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular;
Browse a computer directory
Surf the internet or the world wide web
Surf
Switch channels, on television
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