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To quickly scan the channels on a television using a remote control.
I channel surfed for half an hour before deciding nothing worth watching was on television.
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channel-surf — [chan′əl sʉrf΄] vi. Informal to switch TV channels repeatedly using a remote control device, usually so as to sample brief segments of programs channel surfing n … English World dictionary
channel-surf — verb switch channels, on television • Syn: ↑surf • Hypernyms: ↑switch, ↑shift, ↑change • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * ˈchannel hop 7 [ … Useful english dictionary
channel-surf — channel surfer. /chan l serrf /, v.i. to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, esp. by using a remote control. [1985 90, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
channel-surf — chan′nel surf v. i. cvb rtv to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, esp. by using a remote control • Etymology: 1985–90, amer. chan′nel surf′er, n … From formal English to slang
channel-surf — /ˈtʃænəl sɜf/ (say chanuhl serf) verb (i) Colloquial to switch rapidly from one television channel to another, usually with the aid of a remote control, in order to assess the range of programs. –channel surfing, noun –channel surfer, noun …
channel surf — intransitive verb see channel surfing … New Collegiate Dictionary
channel surf — v. (Slang) channel hop, change television channels quickly and repeatedly using a remote control looking for something interesting to watch … English contemporary dictionary
channel-surf — verb informal, chiefly N. Amer. another term for channel hop (in sense 1) … English new terms dictionary
channel-surf — See: channel surfing … English dictionary
channel surf — noun see channel surfing … Useful english dictionary
