How to pronounce “turf”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (uncountable) A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
• (countable) 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.
• (countable) A block of peat used as fuel.
• (uncountable, countable) A thick, carpet-like bed of algae.
• (uncountable, specifically) A surface of synthetic fibers made to look like grass; artificial turf.
• (uncountable, slang) A territory claimed by a gang as their own.
• (uncountable, by extension) A person's domain or sphere of influence.
• (uncountable, with "the", sports) A racetrack, hippodrome.
• (uncountable, with "the", sports) The sport of racing horses.
• [Verb]
• To cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs.
• (Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee well short of its intended target, usually causing it to hit the ground within 10 yards of its release.
• (business) To fire from a job or dismiss from a task.
• (business) To cancel a project or product.
• (informal, transitive) To expel, eject, or throw out; to turf out.
• (medical slang, transitive) To transfer or attempt to transfer (a patient or case); to eschew or avoid responsibility for.

Practice Nearby Words

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