surf fish

verb

To fish while standing on the shoreline or wading into the surf zone.

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Meanings

verbsurf fish (third-person singular simple present surf fishes, present participle surf fishing, simple past and past participle surf fished)

present singular third person surf fishes · participle present surf fishing · participle past surf fished · past surf fished

  1. fishingTo fish while standing on the shoreline or wading into the surf zone.
nounsurf fish (plural surf fishes)

plural surf fishes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of surffish

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna fish of the Pacific coast of North America

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yellowfin croakersurffishUmbrina roncador
Broader
croaker

nounsmall to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America

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surffishsurfperch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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