crowd surf

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verb (used without object)

to engage in crowd surfing.

verb (used with object)

to pass (someone) over the heads of the audience, especially at a rock concert.

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OTHER WORDS FROM crowd surf

crowd surfer, noun

He created his own crowd-funding platform for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which has yet to be launched.
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As he tried to make his way through a crowd of mourners late last month, he looked preoccupied and even disoriented.
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But when I look out over the crowd now, I also see that they are trapped—trapped by their cowardice.
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And so we compiled this list through conversations with colleagues and social media crowd-sourcing.
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The Stormfront crowd offers its own helpful political advice, not only for Scalise but also for the entire GOP.
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The crowd shuffled off in all directions, and then engaged in a confused struggle for the chairs.
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The little crowd and the boats on the beach were right under them and no one paid any attention or seemed to be in a hurry.
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Our social life is aimless without it, we are a crowd without a common understanding.
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Soon after they parted, with a sarcastic laugh from the Spaniard, and Ma'amselle mingled with the crowd.
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His Indian repute had not preceded him to such degree as to make the way easy for him through the London crowd.
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