# Over the falls

> Getting sucked up the face and thrown down with the lip of a breaking wave.

**What "over the falls" means in surfing:** Getting sucked up the face and thrown down with the lip of a breaking wave. One of the more violent ways to fall.

**Category:** Wipeouts

## Related words

- [Wipeout](https://surfslang.com/wipeout): Falling off your board while riding a wave.
- [Lip](https://surfslang.com/lip): The top edge of a breaking wave that throws forward.
- [Rag-dolled](https://surfslang.com/rag-dolled): Tumbled around underwater by a wave with no control, like a rag doll.

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Source: [Over the falls](https://surfslang.com/over-the-falls) on Surfslang.com, the surf slang glossary. Full glossary: https://surfslang.com/llms.txt