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Turf

noun
Word Frequency: 2.4

Definitions

1.nounA layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
2.nounA 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.
3.nounA sod of peat used as fuel.
4.nounThe territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own.
5.noun(with "the") A racetrack; or the sport of racing horses.
6.verbTo cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs.
7.verb(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.
8.verbTo fire from a job or dismiss from a task.
"Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies."
9.verbTo cancel a project or product.
"The company turfed the concept car because the prototype performed poorly."
10.verbTo expel, eject, or throw out; to turf out.
11.verbTo transfer or attempt to transfer (a patient or case); to eschew or avoid responsibility for.

Synonyms

sodswardgreenswardgrasslandlawnfieldpeatpasturepitchmousseherbpodzol

Rhymes With

surfserfsmurfastroturfcerfmcinturfmcinturffmurff
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