turf

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turf[1,noun] turf[2,transitive verb] surf and turf turf accountant turf toe

Main Entry: 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