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Turf

təːf

Turf definitions

noun

Inflections:

turfs turves turf

grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots

"they walked across the springy turf"

Synonyms:
grass lawn sod
- a piece of turf cut from the ground
- peat used for fuel
  
  "the smell of turf burning on a winter night"
horse racing or racecourses generally

"he spent his money gambling on the turf"

Synonyms:
horse racing racing the racing world
an area or sphere of activity regarded as someone's personal territory

"he did not like poachers on his turf"

Synonyms:
area/sphere of influence area/sphere of activity territory domain province preserve

verb

Inflections:

turf turfed turfing turfs

force (someone) to leave somewhere

"they were turfed off the bus"

Synonyms:
throw out remove eject expel turn out fling out force out drive out evict dislodge oust
cover (a patch of ground) with turf

"the plot of land has been turfed"

Synonyms:
grass over lay grass on