"turf out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: turfs out [present, singular, third-person], turfing out [participle, present], turfed out [participle, past], turfed out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} turf out (third-person singular simple present turfs out, present participle turfing out, simple past and past participle turfed out)
  1. (transitive, informal, usually of a person) To remove or eject from a place. Tags: informal, transitive, usually Synonyms: expel, kick out, throw out
    Sense id: en-turf_out-en-verb-Efzerf6b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for turf out meaning in English (1.9kB)

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          "ref": "1994 June 28, “Opinion: Now, Focus the President”, in New York Times, retrieved 2012-07-16",
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