"turf" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɝf/ [General-American], /tɜːf/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-turf.ogg Forms: turfs [plural], turves [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f Etymology: From Middle English turf, torf, from Old English turf (“turf, sod, soil, piece of grass covered earth, greensward”), from Proto-West Germanic *turb, from Proto-Germanic *turbz (“turf, lawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (“tuft, grass”). Cognate with Dutch turf (“turf”), Middle Low German torf (“peat, turf”) (whence German Torf and German Low German Torf), Swedish torv (“turf”), Norwegian torv (“turf”), Icelandic torf (“turf”), Russian трава (trava, “grass”), Sanskrit दर्भ (darbhá, “a kind of grass”), दूर्वा (dū́rvā, “bent grass”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*derbʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|turf}} Middle English turf, {{inh|en|ang|turf||turf, sod, soil, piece of grass covered earth, greensward}} Old English turf (“turf, sod, soil, piece of grass covered earth, greensward”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*turb}} Proto-West Germanic *turb, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*turbz||turf, lawn}} Proto-Germanic *turbz (“turf, lawn”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*derbʰ-||tuft, grass}} Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (“tuft, grass”), {{cog|nl|turf||turf}} Dutch turf (“turf”), {{cog|gml|torf||peat, turf}} Middle Low German torf (“peat, turf”), {{cog|de|Torf}} German Torf, {{cog|nds-de|Torf}} German Low German Torf, {{cog|sv|torv||turf}} Swedish torv (“turf”), {{cog|no|torv||turf}} Norwegian torv (“turf”), {{cog|is|torf||turf}} Icelandic torf (“turf”), {{cog|ru|трава||grass}} Russian трава (trava, “grass”), {{cog|sa|दर्भ||a kind of grass|tr=darbhá}} Sanskrit दर्भ (darbhá, “a kind of grass”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|turves}} turf (countable and uncountable, plural turfs or turves)
  1. (uncountable) A layer of earth covered with grass; sod. Tags: uncountable Translations (a layer of earth covered with grass; sod): βῶλος (bôlos) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ճիմ (čim) (Armenian), чим (čim) (Bulgarian), gespa (Catalan), drn [masculine] (Czech), trávník [masculine] (Czech), pažit [masculine] (Czech), grasveld [neuter] (Dutch), gazon [neuter] (Dutch), torfo (Esperanto), turfo (Esperanto), nurmi (Finnish), gazon [masculine] (French), Rasen [masculine] (German), χλόη (chlói) (Greek), γρασίδι (grasídi) [neuter] (Greek), torf [neuter] (Icelandic), erba (Italian), zolla erbosa (Italian), caespes [masculine] (Latin), velēna [feminine] (Latvian), gressmatte [common-gender] (Norwegian), pelena [feminine] (Occitan), tepa [feminine] (Occitan), چیم (çim) (Ottoman Turkish), Sood [feminine] (Plautdietsch), gramado [masculine] (Portuguese), дёрн (djorn) [masculine] (Russian), césped [masculine] (Spanish), terreno [masculine] (Spanish), territorio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-turf-en-noun-XI16TNAt Disambiguation of 'a layer of earth covered with grass; sod': 88 6 0 0 2 1 1 1 0
  2. (countable) 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. Tags: countable Translations (a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn): ճիմ (čim) (Armenian), чим (čim) [masculine] (Bulgarian), drn [masculine] (Czech), graszode [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), nurmi (Finnish), nurmikerros (Finnish), nurmimatto (Finnish), une motte f de gazon [masculine] (French), Grassode [feminine] (German), χλοοτάπητας (chlootápitas) [masculine] (Greek), torfa [feminine] (Icelandic), zolla d'erba [feminine] (Italian), caespes [masculine] (Latin), velēna [feminine] (Latvian), ferdigplen [masculine] (Norwegian), چیم (çim) (Ottoman Turkish), torrão [masculine] (Portuguese), дёрн (djorn) [masculine] (Russian), fòid [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), tepe [masculine] (Spanish), gallón [masculine] (Spanish), torva [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-turf-en-noun-JJSP7g3K Disambiguation of 'a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn': 7 70 9 0 3 3 3 2 2
  3. (countable) A block of peat used as fuel. Tags: countable Translations (a piece of peat used as fuel): торф (torf) [masculine] (Bulgarian), rašelina [feminine] (Czech), turf [masculine] (Dutch), turve (Finnish), turve (Ingrian), torba [feminine] (Italian), torv [common-gender] (Norwegian), turfa [feminine] (Portuguese), fòid [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), fàd [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), turba [feminine] (Spanish), torv (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-turf-en-noun--kZq7-iU Disambiguation of 'a piece of peat used as fuel': 1 27 57 0 2 1 5 6 2
  4. (uncountable, countable) A thick, carpet-like bed of algae. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turf-en-noun-6msg6pl8
  5. (uncountable, specifically) A surface of synthetic fibers made to look like grass; artificial turf. Tags: specifically, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turf-en-noun-e-sVvYNY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 1 1 21 10 6 9 7 6 6 4 1 22 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 2 1 32 9 3 6 5 5 6 3 2 18 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 1 6 18 18 1 1 1 1 1 11 7 2 4 3 3 3 1 1 12 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 4 21 21 0 1 1 1 1 12 6 1 4 4 3 3 1 1 13 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 6 6 2 16 9 7 6 5 5 5 6 2 14 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 3 3 5 1 15 8 15 8 6 4 6 3 2 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 4 4 1 16 11 4 12 10 4 7 4 2 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 3 3 4 1 18 10 5 8 7 5 6 3 2 18 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 2 3 4 1 13 9 18 7 5 4 5 3 1 18 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 3 3 1 21 10 5 7 6 6 6 4 3 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 2 2 1 20 11 5 7 6 6 6 4 2 20 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 3 4 1 21 10 5 8 6 5 6 3 2 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 2 2 1 20 10 4 8 7 6 6 4 3 18 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 3 3 1 23 11 5 7 6 5 6 3 2 19 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 2 4 3 1 19 10 9 7 5 6 5 6 3 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 2 3 4 1 21 10 5 8 6 5 6 3 2 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 2 2 3 1 20 11 5 8 7 6 6 3 2 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 2 2 1 24 11 5 7 6 5 6 3 2 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 2 2 1 20 11 5 8 6 6 6 3 2 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 3 3 4 1 16 9 16 7 6 4 5 3 2 16 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 2 3 4 1 22 10 5 8 6 5 6 3 2 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 3 2 3 1 19 11 9 7 6 5 6 4 2 18 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 4 6 9 1 15 9 6 10 7 3 6 4 2 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 1 1 1 1 30 9 3 6 5 4 4 3 1 27 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 2 3 3 1 18 8 16 7 5 4 5 3 1 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 2 2 1 24 11 5 7 6 5 6 3 2 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 3 3 4 1 18 10 5 8 7 5 6 3 2 18 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 2 2 1 23 11 4 7 6 6 6 3 3 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 2 3 4 1 18 10 4 8 7 5 6 3 2 18 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 3 3 4 1 16 9 16 7 6 4 5 3 2 16 7
  6. (uncountable, slang) A territory claimed by a gang as their own. Tags: slang, uncountable Translations ((slang) the territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own): reviiri (Finnish), έδαφος (édafos) [neuter] (Greek), quebrada [feminine] (Portuguese), täppa [common-gender] (Swedish), địa bàn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-turf-en-noun-zUKc2bLB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 1 1 21 10 6 9 7 6 6 4 1 22 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 4 4 1 16 11 4 12 10 4 7 4 2 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 3 3 4 1 18 10 5 8 7 5 6 3 2 18 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 2 2 1 20 11 5 7 6 6 6 4 2 20 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 2 2 3 1 20 11 5 8 7 6 6 3 2 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 2 2 1 20 11 5 8 6 6 6 3 2 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 3 2 3 1 19 11 9 7 6 5 6 4 2 18 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 2 2 1 23 11 4 7 6 6 6 3 3 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 2 3 4 1 18 10 4 8 7 5 6 3 2 18 6 Disambiguation of '(slang) the territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own': 2 3 1 0 6 54 25 5 4
  7. (uncountable, by extension) A person's domain or sphere of influence. Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turf-en-noun-m2hQfrp4 Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 3 3 5 1 15 8 15 8 6 4 6 3 2 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 2 3 4 1 13 9 18 7 5 4 5 3 1 18 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 3 3 4 1 16 9 16 7 6 4 5 3 2 16 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 2 3 3 1 18 8 16 7 5 4 5 3 1 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 3 3 4 1 16 9 16 7 6 4 5 3 2 16 7
  8. (uncountable, with "the", sports) A racetrack, hippodrome. Tags: uncountable, with-definite-article Categories (topical): Sports Translations (a racetrack; or the sport of horse racing): turf [masculine] (Czech), renbaan [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), rata (Finnish), hippodrome [masculine] (French), champ de courses [masculine] (French), ιπποδρόμιο (ippodrómio) [neuter] (Greek), turfe [masculine] (Portuguese), hipódromo [masculine] (Portuguese), hipódromo [masculine] (Spanish), turf [masculine] (Spanish), carrera de caballos [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-turf-en-noun-UYK8C2G1 Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 4 4 1 16 11 4 12 10 4 7 4 2 16 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'a racetrack; or the sport of horse racing': 1 4 6 0 2 2 6 55 25
  9. (uncountable, with "the", sports) The sport of racing horses. Tags: uncountable, with-definite-article Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-turf-en-noun-tyxh14Kc Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /tɝf/ [General-American], /tɜːf/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-turf.ogg Forms: turfs [present, singular, third-person], turfing [participle, present], turfed [participle, past], turfed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f Etymology: From Middle English turf, torf, from Old English turf (“turf, sod, soil, piece of grass covered earth, greensward”), from Proto-West Germanic *turb, from Proto-Germanic *turbz (“turf, lawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (“tuft, grass”). Cognate with Dutch turf (“turf”), Middle Low German torf (“peat, turf”) (whence German Torf and German Low German Torf), Swedish torv (“turf”), Norwegian torv (“turf”), Icelandic torf (“turf”), Russian трава (trava, “grass”), Sanskrit दर्भ (darbhá, “a kind of grass”), दूर्वा (dū́rvā, “bent grass”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*derbʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|turf}} Middle English turf, {{inh|en|ang|turf||turf, sod, soil, piece of grass covered earth, greensward}} Old English turf (“turf, sod, soil, piece of grass covered earth, greensward”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*turb}} Proto-West Germanic *turb, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*turbz||turf, lawn}} Proto-Germanic *turbz (“turf, lawn”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*derbʰ-||tuft, grass}} Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (“tuft, grass”), {{cog|nl|turf||turf}} Dutch turf (“turf”), {{cog|gml|torf||peat, turf}} Middle Low German torf (“peat, turf”), {{cog|de|Torf}} German Torf, {{cog|nds-de|Torf}} German Low German Torf, {{cog|sv|torv||turf}} Swedish torv (“turf”), {{cog|no|torv||turf}} Norwegian torv (“turf”), {{cog|is|torf||turf}} Icelandic torf (“turf”), {{cog|ru|трава||grass}} Russian трава (trava, “grass”), {{cog|sa|दर्भ||a kind of grass|tr=darbhá}} Sanskrit दर्भ (darbhá, “a kind of grass”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} turf (third-person singular simple present turfs, present participle turfing, simple past and past participle turfed)
  1. To cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs. Translations (to create a lawn by laying turfs): levittää nurmimatto (Finnish), gazonner (French), piotare (Italian), zollare (Italian), relvar (Portuguese), encespedar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-turf-en-verb-F51usZDx Disambiguation of 'to create a lawn by laying turfs': 88 2 1 0 8 1
  2. (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.
    Sense id: en-turf-en-verb-hmd-fTVC
  3. (business) To fire from a job or dismiss from a task. Categories (topical): Business Translations ((business) to fire from a job): antaa potkut (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-turf-en-verb-ZeVLZDYZ Topics: business Disambiguation of '(business) to fire from a job': 0 0 81 7 12 0
  4. (business) To cancel a project or product. Categories (topical): Business Translations ((business) to cancel a project): hyllyttää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-turf-en-verb-adwOd3QZ Topics: business Disambiguation of '(business) to cancel a project': 0 0 8 92 0 0
  5. (informal, transitive) To expel, eject, or throw out; to turf out. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-turf-en-verb-Li6mxHNe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 1 1 21 10 6 9 7 6 6 4 1 22 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 1 6 18 18 1 1 1 1 1 11 7 2 4 3 3 3 1 1 12 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 4 21 21 0 1 1 1 1 12 6 1 4 4 3 3 1 1 13 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 6 6 2 16 9 7 6 5 5 5 6 2 14 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 3 3 5 1 15 8 15 8 6 4 6 3 2 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 4 4 1 16 11 4 12 10 4 7 4 2 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 3 3 4 1 18 10 5 8 7 5 6 3 2 18 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 2 3 4 1 13 9 18 7 5 4 5 3 1 18 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 3 3 1 21 10 5 7 6 6 6 4 3 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 2 2 1 20 11 5 7 6 6 6 4 2 20 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 3 4 1 21 10 5 8 6 5 6 3 2 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 2 2 1 20 10 4 8 7 6 6 4 3 18 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 2 4 3 1 19 10 9 7 5 6 5 6 3 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 2 3 4 1 21 10 5 8 6 5 6 3 2 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 2 2 3 1 20 11 5 8 7 6 6 3 2 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 2 2 1 20 11 5 8 6 6 6 3 2 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 3 3 4 1 16 9 16 7 6 4 5 3 2 16 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 3 2 3 1 19 11 9 7 6 5 6 4 2 18 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 1 1 1 1 30 9 3 6 5 4 4 3 1 27 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 2 3 3 1 18 8 16 7 5 4 5 3 1 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 3 3 4 1 18 10 5 8 7 5 6 3 2 18 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 2 2 1 23 11 4 7 6 6 6 3 3 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 2 3 4 1 18 10 4 8 7 5 6 3 2 18 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 3 3 4 1 16 9 16 7 6 4 5 3 2 16 7
  6. (medical slang, transitive) To transfer or attempt to transfer (a patient or case); to eschew or avoid responsibility for. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-turf-en-verb-mvzY-D18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: turfer, turf out

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "artificial turf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "AstroTurf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "come with the turf"
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      "word": "go with the turf"
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      "word": "home turf"
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      "word": "on the turf"
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      "word": "Smurf turf"
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      "word": "surf and turf"
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      "word": "turf accountant"
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      "word": "turf advisor"
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      "word": "turf ant"
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      "word": "turf bank"
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      "word": "turfen"
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      "word": "turf-roof"
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      "word": "turf-roofed"
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      "word": "turf ski"
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      "word": "turf spade"
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      "word": "turf toe"
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      "word": "turf war"
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          "text": "\"It's an old custom the people had when they bought and sold land. They used to cut out a clod and hand it over to the buyer, and you weren't lawfully seised of your land - it didn't really belong to you - till the other fellow had actually given you a piece of it - like this.\" He held out the turves.",
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        {
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          "text": "The Niners have nine games left on the schedule, and only one visit to a turf field. That turf in Seattle is not slit film; while the NFL admits slit film fields lead to more ankle sprains, the league insists that turf is otherwise no more dangerous than grass.",
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          "text": "And accommodating all those events has made it harder and harder for teams to maintain grass fields. It's easier, cheaper and less time-consuming just to throw turf down and call it a day, hence artificial surfaces popping up even in outdoor stadiums and Sun-Belt cities such as Charlotte, N.C., and Nashville, Tenn.",
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          "text": "Thunder Bay Coun. Mark Bentz has put forward a referral of a motion that would see the indoor turf facility capped at around $30 million. Councillors voted in favour of the decision, which will see further consultations with user groups about how to re-scope the project.",
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          "ref": "1988, Simon Haw with Richard Frame, For Hearth and Home: The Story of Maritzburg College, 1863-1988, page 166:",
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      "word": "turf accountant"
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      "word": "turf advisor"
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          "ref": "1906, Rudyard Kipling, Puck of Pook's Hill:",
          "text": "\"It's an old custom the people had when they bought and sold land. They used to cut out a clod and hand it over to the buyer, and you weren't lawfully seised of your land - it didn't really belong to you - till the other fellow had actually given you a piece of it - like this.\" He held out the turves.",
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          "ref": "1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King:",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1945 January and February, “Notes and News: Locomotive Firing with Turf”, in Railway Magazine, page 46:",
          "text": "[…] the fireman has to divide his time between getting up into the bunker to throw more turfs into the cab, and getting down on his hands and knees to get it into the firebox, and even then a reserve supply of turf must be carried on a truck behind the engine, and stops must be made on each steep ascent to raise more steam.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A block of peat used as fuel."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "block",
          "block"
        ],
        [
          "peat",
          "peat"
        ],
        [
          "fuel",
          "fuel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A block of peat used as fuel."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1980, An Ecological Characterization of the Pacific Northwest Coastal Region, volumes 1-2, page 84:",
          "text": "The turf layer is made up of filamentous and thallose red algae.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A thick, carpet-like bed of algae."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "alga",
          "alga"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, countable) A thick, carpet-like bed of algae."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In climates where grass struggles to grow, turf is usually used instead on sports fields.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 November 13, Dennis Young, “49ers continue fight against turf fields: 'Owners choose to save money'”, in SFGate, archived from the original on 2023-10-12:",
          "text": "The Niners have nine games left on the schedule, and only one visit to a turf field. That turf in Seattle is not slit film; while the NFL admits slit film fields lead to more ankle sprains, the league insists that turf is otherwise no more dangerous than grass.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 September 13, Albert Breer, “In Grass Vs. Turf Debate, NFL Owners Still Won't Spend to Protect Their Players”, in Sports Illustrated, New York, N.Y.: Arena Group Holdings, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-09-14:",
          "text": "And accommodating all those events has made it harder and harder for teams to maintain grass fields. It's easier, cheaper and less time-consuming just to throw turf down and call it a day, hence artificial surfaces popping up even in outdoor stadiums and Sun-Belt cities such as Charlotte, N.C., and Nashville, Tenn.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 November 21, Sarah Law, “Thunder Bay's long-awaited indoor turf facility delayed again as council seeks to cut costs”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 2023-12-15:",
          "text": "Thunder Bay Coun. Mark Bentz has put forward a referral of a motion that would see the indoor turf facility capped at around $30 million. Councillors voted in favour of the decision, which will see further consultations with user groups about how to re-scope the project.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surface of synthetic fibers made to look like grass; artificial turf."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surface",
          "surface#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "synthetic fibers",
          "synthetic fiber#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "grass",
          "grass#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "artificial",
          "artificial#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, specifically) A surface of synthetic fibers made to look like grass; artificial turf."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "specifically",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A territory claimed by a gang as their own."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "territory",
          "territory"
        ],
        [
          "claim",
          "claim"
        ],
        [
          "gang",
          "gang"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, slang) A territory claimed by a gang as their own."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person's domain or sphere of influence."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "domain",
          "domain#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "sphere of influence",
          "sphere of influence#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, by extension) A person's domain or sphere of influence."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "en:Sports"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A racetrack, hippodrome."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "racetrack",
          "racetrack"
        ],
        [
          "hippodrome",
          "hippodrome"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, with \"the\", sports) A racetrack, hippodrome."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "with-definite-article"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "en:Sports"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The sport of racing horses."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "sport",
          "sport"
        ],
        [
          "racing",
          "racing"
        ],
        [
          "horse",
          "horse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, with \"the\", sports) The sport of racing horses."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "with-definite-article"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/tɝf/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɜːf/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)f"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "TERF"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čim",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "word": "ճիմ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čim",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "word": "чим"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "word": "gespa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "drn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trávník"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pažit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "grasveld"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gazon"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "word": "torfo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "word": "turfo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "word": "nurmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gazon"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rasen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chlói",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "word": "χλόη"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "grasídi",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "γρασίδι"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "bôlos",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "βῶλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "torf"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "word": "erba"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "word": "zolla erbosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caespes"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "velēna"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gressmatte"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pelena"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tepa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "çim",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "word": "چیم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sood"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gramado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "djorn",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дёрн"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "césped"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "terreno"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a layer of earth covered with grass; sod",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "territorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čim",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "word": "ճիմ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čim",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "чим"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "drn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "graszode"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "word": "nurmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "word": "nurmikerros"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "word": "nurmimatto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "une motte f de gazon"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Grassode"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chlootápitas",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "χλοοτάπητας"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "torfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zolla d'erba"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caespes"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "velēna"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ferdigplen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "çim",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "word": "چیم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "torrão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "djorn",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дёрн"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fòid"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tepe"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gallón"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "torva"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "torf",
      "sense": "a piece of peat used as fuel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "торф"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a piece of peat used as fuel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rašelina"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a piece of peat used as fuel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "turf"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a piece of peat used as fuel",
      "word": "turve"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "a piece of peat used as fuel",
      "word": "turve"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a piece of peat used as fuel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "torba"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a piece of peat used as fuel",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "torv"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a piece of peat used as fuel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a piece of peat used as fuel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fòid"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a piece of peat used as fuel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fàd"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a piece of peat used as fuel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a piece of peat used as fuel",
      "word": "torv"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(slang) the territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own",
      "word": "reviiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "édafos",
      "sense": "(slang) the territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "έδαφος"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(slang) the territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "quebrada"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(slang) the territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "täppa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "(slang) the territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own",
      "word": "địa bàn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a racetrack; or the sport of horse racing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "turf"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a racetrack; or the sport of horse racing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "renbaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a racetrack; or the sport of horse racing",
      "word": "rata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a racetrack; or the sport of horse racing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hippodrome"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a racetrack; or the sport of horse racing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "champ de courses"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ippodrómio",
      "sense": "a racetrack; or the sport of horse racing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ιπποδρόμιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a racetrack; or the sport of horse racing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "turfe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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        "To cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs."
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      "glosses": [
        "To throw a frisbee well short of its intended target, usually causing it to hit the ground within 10 yards of its release."
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          "text": "Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies.",
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        "To fire from a job or dismiss from a task."
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        "(business) To fire from a job or dismiss from a task."
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        "(business) To cancel a project or product."
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          "ref": "1968, Eric Herne, The Haunted Islands, page 18:",
          "text": "He has the mistaken idea that he is a lap dog, and loves to be nursed, especially by ladies, but eighty-five pounds on your lap is no joke, and he can never understand why he gets turfed off.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, Simon Haw with Richard Frame, For Hearth and Home: The Story of Maritzburg College, 1863-1988, page 166:",
          "text": "At the same time as College was being unceremoniously turfed from their premises, a similar process was affecting the Estcourt School.",
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        "To expel, eject, or throw out; to turf out."
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        "(informal, transitive) To expel, eject, or throw out; to turf out."
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        {
          "ref": "1996, Jeffrey E. Nash, James M. Calonico, The Meaning of Social Interaction: An Introduction to Social Psychology, page 139:",
          "text": "\"Sure thing, I buffed her, and they turfed her to urology, but she bounced back to me!\" […] They want to transfer responsibility for her to another branch of the hospital (turf her).",
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        "To transfer or attempt to transfer (a patient or case); to eschew or avoid responsibility for."
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        "(medical slang, transitive) To transfer or attempt to transfer (a patient or case); to eschew or avoid responsibility for."
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    {
      "ipa": "/tɝf/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/tɜːf/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)f"
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      "homophone": "TERF"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to create a lawn by laying turfs",
      "word": "levittää nurmimatto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to create a lawn by laying turfs",
      "word": "gazonner"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to create a lawn by laying turfs",
      "word": "piotare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to create a lawn by laying turfs",
      "word": "zollare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to create a lawn by laying turfs",
      "word": "relvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to create a lawn by laying turfs",
      "word": "encespedar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(business) to fire from a job",
      "word": "antaa potkut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(business) to cancel a project",
      "word": "hyllyttää"
    }
  ],
  "word": "turf"
}

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