"bodysurf" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bodysurfs [present, singular, third-person], bodysurfing [participle, present], bodysurfed [participle, past], bodysurfed [past]
Etymology: body + surf Etymology templates: {{compound|en|body|surf}} body + surf Head templates: {{en-verb}} bodysurf (third-person singular simple present bodysurfs, present participle bodysurfing, simple past and past participle bodysurfed)
  1. To ride waves or surf without equipment, such as a surfboard.
    Sense id: en-bodysurf-en-verb-NciXgrka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. To ride waves either without equipment or with a handboard.
    Sense id: en-bodysurf-en-verb-smZhwA3y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: body-surf, body surf

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