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1) "Turf" -- As to turf 1turf
Pronunciation: 't&rf
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural turfs /'t&rfs /; also turves /'t&rvz/
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zurba turf, Sanskrit darbha tuft of grass
1 a : the upper stratum of soil bound by grass and plant roots into a thick mat; also : a piece of this b : an artificial substitute for this (as on a playing field) c : GRASS 3
2 a : PEAT 2 b : a piece of peat dried for fuel
3 a : a track or course for horse racing b : the sport or business of horse racing
4 a : territory considered by a teenage gang to be under its control b : TERRITORY 2 <have to play two of the last three games on hostile turf -- Joe Klein> <in chapter two, the author is on unfamiliar turf>; also : a sphere of activity or influence <people who could hurt him on his own foreign-policy turf -- Wall Street Journal>
- turfy /'t&r-fE/ adjective Pronunciation Symbols
Turf may refer to: - Lawn, an area of grass maintained for decorative or recreational use
- Sod, the surface layer of ground consisting of a matt of grass and grass roots, sometimes used as a construction material.
- AstroTurf, or any variety of artificial turf made to resemble grass.
- A colloquialism for the world of horse-racing.
- Slang for territory claimed by a gang. See also: turf war
- Slang for the area of jurisdiction or influence exercised by a unit within a bureaucracy.
- Slang for disposing or getting rid of something.
- Peat used for fuel.
- The Turf, a public house in Oxford, England.
- TURF Analysis, a statistical method (acronym for "Total Unduplicated Reach and Frequency")
- T.U.R.F The Upper Room Fellowship
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