Sekirov Dictionary

turf

UK /tɜːf/US /tɝf/

noun 9
verb 6
forms 4
phrases 2

noun9

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A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
- Miss Thorn began digging up the turf with her lofter: it was a painful moment for me. ¶ “You might at least have tried me, Mrs. Cooke,” I said. — 1897
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A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.
- Frodo and Sam went forward and saw that amidst the clamorous host were set three high-seats built of green turves. — 1955
A person's domain or sphere of influence.
(slang) A territory claimed by a gang as their own.
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A surface of synthetic fibers made to look like grass; artificial turf.
- In climates where grass struggles to grow, turf is usually used instead on sports fields.
A racetrack, hippodrome.
The sport of racing horses.
A block of peat used as fuel.
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A thick, carpet-like bed of algae.
- The turf layer is made up of filamentous and thallose red algae. — 1980

verb6

To cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs.
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To fire from a job or dismiss from a task.
- Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies.
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(informal) To expel, eject, or throw out; to turf out.
- He has the mistaken idea that he is a lap dog, and loves to be nursed, especially by ladies, but eighty-five pounds on your lap is no joke, and he can never understand why he gets turfed off. — 1968
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To transfer or attempt to transfer (a patient or case); to eschew or avoid responsibility for.
- "Sure thing, I buffed her, and they turfed her to urology, but she bounced back to me!" […] They want to transfer responsibility for her to another branch of the hospital (turf her). — 1996
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To cancel a project or product.
- The company turfed the concept car because the prototype performed poorly.
To throw a frisbee well short of its intended target, usually causing it to hit the ground within 10 yards of its release.

forms

turfed · turfing · turfs · turves

Phrases with turf

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