tombstone
/ˈtuːmstoʊn/ verb C2- For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface.
- To replace (an object or data) with a tombstone marker.
He/she/it tombstones · Past tombstoned · Past participle tombstoned · -ing form tombstoning
Verb forms
- Base form
- tombstone
- He/she/it
- tombstones
- Past
- tombstoned
- Past participle
- tombstoned
- -ing form
- tombstoning
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