turf
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of TURF
1
a
[noncount]
:
the upper layer of ground that is made up of grass and plant roots
b
British
:
a square piece of turf cut out of the ground that is used for making lawns
[count]
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a lawn made by laying turfs
[noncount]
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a lawn made by laying turf [=(US) sod]
2
:
a material that looks like grass and that is used especially to cover athletic fields
[noncount]
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Synthetic turf was installed in the playing field instead of grass.
[count]
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playing fields with artificial turfs
3
:
an area or a place that you control or that feels like your home
— often used figuratively
[count]
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gangs defending/protecting their turfs
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The team beat us on our own turf. [=we were defeated at home]
[noncount]
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gangs defending/protecting their turf
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The team played on home turf.
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turf wars between gangs
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In chapter two, the author is on unfamiliar turf. [=is dealing with an unfamiliar subject]
4
the turf
:
the sport or business of horse racing
— often used as turf before another noun
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turf writers/races
2
turf
/ˈtɚf/
verb
turfs;
turfed;
turfing
2
turf
/ˈtɚf/
verb
turfs;
turfed;
turfing
Britannica Dictionary definition of TURF
turf out
[phrasal verb] also turf off
turf (someone) out/off
or
turf out/off (someone)
British, informal
:
to force (someone) to leave a place or position
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She turfed him out of the house.
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He got turfed off the bus.
