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Meaning
Noun
●
A
layer
of
earth
covered
with
grass
; sod.
●
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.
●
A
block
of
peat
used as fuel.
●
A
thick
, carpet-like
bed
of algae.
●
A
territory
claimed
by a person,
gang
, etc; as their own.
●
In Sports:
A
racetrack
,
hippodrome
; or the
sport
of
racing
horses.
Verb
●
To
cover
with
turf
; to create a
lawn
by
laying
turf
s.
●
To
throw
a
frisbee
well
short of
its
intended
target
, usually
causing
it to
hit
the
ground
within 10
yards
of its release.
●
In Business:
To
fire
from a job or
dismiss
from a task.
●
In Business:
To
cancel
a project or product.
●
To
expel
,
eject
, or
throw out
; to
turf
out.
●
To
transfer
or
attempt
to
transfer
(a
patient
or case); to
eschew
or
avoid
responsibility
for.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
turf
English
turf
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Grass
Lawn
Soil
Land
Territory
Dirt
Vegetation
Pasture
Fence
Yard
Foliage
Lawns
Weeds
Garden
Ground
Landscaping
Mud
Backyard
Plant
Carpet
Floor
Terrain
Pitch
Playground
Grasses
Canopy
Mulch
Landscape
Sand
Deck
House
Roof
Sideline
Farmland
Bale
Tree
Crop
Hardwood
Forest
Edge
Habitat
Trees
Hillsides
Bermudagrass
Lands
Topsoil
Rink
Weed
Ice
Gravel
Flooring
Home Ground
Golf Course
Football Field
More
Rhymes
Erf
Nerf
Perf
Serf
Turf
Terf
Kerf
Surf
Scurf
Smurf
Murph
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