turf

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
turf

Plural
turfs or turves

turf (plural turfs or turves)

  1. a layer of earth covered with grass; sod
  2. a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn
  3. (Irish) a sod of peat used as fuel.
  4. (slang) the territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own
  5. a racetrack; or the sport of racing horses

[edit] Translations

a layer of earth covered with grass; sod
a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn
a piece of peat used as fuel
(slang) the territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own
a racetrack; or the sport of racing horse

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to turf

Third person singular
turfs

Simple past
turfed

Past participle
turfed

Present participle
turfing

to turf (third-person singular simple present turfs, present participle turfing, simple past and past participle turfed)

  1. to create a lawn by laying turfs
  2. (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.
  3. (business) To fire from a job or dismiss from a task.
    Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies.
  4. (business) To cancel a project or product.
    The company turfed the concept car because the prototype performed poorly.

[edit] Translations

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
(business) to cancel a project

[edit] Anagrams

  • Anagrams of frtu
  • ruft

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

turf

  1. peat.
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