turf

turf  (tûrf)

n. pl. turfs also turves (tûrvz)

1.

a. A surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass and its matted roots; sod.

b. An artificial substitute for such a grassy layer, as on a playing field.

2. A piece cut from a layer of earth or sod.

3. A piece of peat that is burned for use as fuel.

4. Slang

a. The range of the authority or influence of a person, group, or thing; a bailiwick: "a bureaucracy ... concerned with turf, promotions, the budget, and protecting the retirement system" (Harper's).

b. A geographical area; a territory.

c. The area claimed by a gang, as of youths, as its personal territory.

5. Sports

a. A racetrack.

b. The sport or business of racing horses.

tr.v. turfed, turf·ing, turfs

1. To spread with turf: turfed the front yard.

2. Chiefly British Slang To displace or eject.

3. Slang To kill: "These guys can't . . . make sure nobody gets turfed" (Scott Turow).

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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turfy adj.

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turf [tɜːf]

n pl turfs, turves [tɜːvz]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the surface layer of fields and pastures, consisting of earth containing a dense growth of grasses with their roots; sod

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a piece cut from this layer, used to form lawns, verges, etc.

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing)

a.  a track, usually of grass or dirt, where horse races are run

b.  horse racing as a sport or industry

4. US slang the territory or area of activity over which a person or group claims exclusive rights

5. an area of knowledge or influence he's on home turf when it comes to music

6. another term for peat

go with the turf Informal to be an unavoidable part of a particular situation or process

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) (tr) to cover with pieces of turf

[Old English; related to Old Norse torfa, Old High German zurba, Sanskrit darbha tuft of grass]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	turf - surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots greensward, sod, sward divot - a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club) land, soil, ground - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
	2.	turf - the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own city district - a district of a town or city
	3.	turf - range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
Verb	1.	turf - cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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turf

noun

1. grass, green, sward They shuffled slowly down the turf towards the cliff's edge.

2. sod, divot, clod Lift the turfs carefully - they can be re-used elsewhere.

3. area or sphere of influence, territory, province, preserve, patch (Brit. informal), domain, manor (Brit. informal), home ground, stamping ground, bailiwick (informal) Their turf was Paris: its streets, theatres, homes and parks.

the turf horse-racing, the flat, racecourse, racetrack, racing He has sent out only three winners on the turf this year.

turf someone out (Brit. informal) throw someone out, evict, cast out, kick out (informal), fire (informal), dismiss, sack (informal), bounce (slang), discharge, expel, oust, relegate, banish, eject, dispossess, chuck out (informal), fling out, kiss off (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), show someone the door, give someone the sack (informal), give someone the bum's rush (slang), give someone his or her P45 (informal) stories of people being turfed out and ending up on the streets

Translations

turf [tɜːf]

A. N (turfs or turves (pl)) [tɜːvz]

1. (= grass) → césped m; (= clod) → tepe m; (in turfing) → pan m de hierba; (= peat) → turba f

2. (Horse racing) the Turf → el turf, el hipódromo

3. [of gang etc] → territorio m, zona f de influencia

B. VT (also turf over) → cubrir con césped

C. CPD turf accountant N (Brit) → corredor(a) m/f de apuestas

turf out VT + ADV (Brit) → echar(de la casa), plantar en la calle

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turf [ˈtɜː^rf] [turfs] (pl) [turves] [ˈtɜː^rvz] (pl)

n

(= grass) → gazon m

(= clod of grass) → motte f de gazon

the turf (= horseracing) → le turf, les courses fpl

(= territory) → domaine m

vt → gazonner

turf out

vt (British) (= throw out) → virer >
turf accountant n (British) → bookmaker m
turf war n → guerre f de clans

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turf

n pl <-s or turves>

(no pl: = lawn) → Rasen m; (no pl: = squares of grass) → Soden pl; (= square of grass) → Sode f

(no pl, = peat) → Torf m; (= square of peat) → Torfsode f; to cut turf → Torf(soden) stechen

(Sport) the Turf → die (Pferde)rennbahn; all his life he was a devotee of the Turf → sein Leben galt dem Pferderennsport

vt

he turfed the lawn → er verlegte (Gras)soden or Fertigrasen im Garten

(inf) to turf somebody down the stairs → jdn die Treppe hinunterscheuchen (inf); to turf something into the corner → etw in die Ecke werfen

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turf [tɜːf]

1. n (turfs or turves (pl)) (grass) → tappeto erboso; (one piece) → zolla erbosa
the turf (horse racing) → l'ippica, le corse ippiche (racetrack) → l'ippodromo

2. vt (also turf over) → ricoprire di zolle erbose

turf out vt + adv (Brit) (fam) → buttar fuori

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turf [tɜːf]

1. n (turfs or turves (pl)) (grass) → tappeto erboso; (one piece) → zolla erbosa
the turf (horse racing) → l'ippica, le corse ippiche (racetrack) → l'ippodromo

2. vt (also turf over) → ricoprire di zolle erbose

turf out vt + adv (Brit) (fam) → buttar fuori

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turf

n turf [təːf]

1 rough grass and the earth it grows out of He walked across the springy turf. gras, turf مَخْضَرَه، أرْض مَكْسُوَّه بالعُشْب тревна площ trávník grønsvær der Rasen γρασίδι césped, revestimiento de césped; tepe, cespedón rohukamar, turvas خاک ریشه دار nurmi gazon מִשטָח דֶשֶא तृशाच्छादित भूमि ledina, tratna gyep hamparan rumput (gras)svörður (tappeto erboso) 芝生 잔디밭 velėna velēna rumput turf gresstorv darń relva gazon дёрн trávnik ruša travnjak torv สนามหญ้า çim, çimen 草根土 дерен گھاس، گھاس والي زمين lớp đất có cỏ 草根土

2 (a usually square piece of) grass and earth We laid turf in our garden to make a lawn. sooi طبقَه من التُّرْبَة وأعشابُها чим drn græstørv der Torf χλοοτάπητας placa de césped murumätas کلوخ دارای علف و ریشه siirtonurmikko (plaque de) gazon כַּר דֶשֶא घुड़दौड़ का मैदान komad tratine gyeptégla sasakan rumput torf, þaka (zolla erbosa) 芝の一片 뗏장 velėna velēna kepingan tanah berumput graszode (plen)torv darń (w bryłach) relvado brazdă de iarbă дёрн mačina; rašelina kos travnate ruše travnjak grästorva หญ้าเทียม kesek, turba 草皮 дерен دوب تختہ cỏ 草皮

v

1 to cover with turf(s) We are going to turf that part of the garden. met sooie bedek يَكْسو بالعُشْب покривам с чимове pokrýt drny lægge græstørv mit Rasen bedecken καλύπτω με χλοοτάπητα encespedar, cubrir con césped mätastama با خاک ریشه دار پوشاندن peittää nurmikolla gazonner לְכַסות בְּדֶשֶא घास बिछाना prokriti tratinom gyeptégláz melapisi dengan rumput tyrfa, þekja (coprire di zolle erbose) 芝を植える 잔디를 심다 iškloti velėna noklāt ar velēnu menanami dgn rumput met zoden bekleden legge ferdigplen wykładać darnią relvar a acoperi cu gazon покрывать дёрном pokryť mačinou pokriti s travnato rušo zatraviti torvtäcka คลุมด้วยหญ้า çim döşemek 用草皮鋪蓋 вистилати дерном گھاس سے ڈھانپ دينا trồng cỏ 用草皮铺盖

2 to throw We turfed him out of the house. uitgooi يَرْمي، يُلْقي изхвърлям vyhodit smide ud (hinaus-) werfen πετώ έξω echar, poner de patitas en la calle välja viskama انداختن heittää ulos jeter לְסַלֵק बाहर फेंकना baciti, izbaciti kidob kasta, fleygja buttare 放り出す 우격다짐으로 쫓아내다 išgrūsti izmest menendang keluar eruit gooien hive, kaste rzucić pôr fora a arunca afară вышвыривать vyhodiť ven vreči izbaciti slänga, kasta บังคับให้ออกไป (คำสแลง) atmak, dehlemek 趕走 викинути, вишпурнути پھينکنا đuổi đi, ném đi 赶走