turf
noun
\ ˈtərf
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plural turfs\ ˈtərfs
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also turves\ ˈtərvz
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also turves\ ˈtərvz
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Definition of turf
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: 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 sense 3
2a
: territory considered by a gang to be under its control
b
: territory sense 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 Jour.
3a
: a track or course for horse racing
b
: the sport or business of horse racing
4a
: peat sense 2
b
: a piece of peat dried for fuel
turf
verb
turfed;
turfing;
turfs
Definition of turf (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to cover with turf
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Other Words from turf
Noun
turfy
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of turf in a Sentence
Noun
a lawn made by laying turfs Synthetic turf was installed in the playing field instead of grass. playing fields with artificial turfs The team played on home turf.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
To defeat your arch-rivals on their own turf, a team needs to be daring and continually pose a threat. — SI.com, "Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Spurs Blow Two-Goal Lead in the Derby," 1 Sep. 2019 Quick hits • While Bedford played on the road, Trinity torched its turf to the tune of 473 yards in a 48-20 win vs. Hawken. — Matt Goul, cleveland.com, "Perry QB Drew Schiano ties OHSAA state touchdown record: Week 1 quick hits," 1 Sep. 2019 After suffering a stinging loss in their home opener last year to Liberty, the Falcons were out to avenge their pain and tagged the Panthers with a 34-7 loss on their home turf. — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, "Hargrave Falcons fly, 34-7, in opening week win over Liberty," 31 Aug. 2019 Its pinstriped chieftains were seen to be bureaucratic, focused mainly on enhancing their turfs. — Roger Lowenstein, Washington Post, "A reexamination of ownership in the age of the public corporation," 30 Aug. 2019 The company opened the outpost in 2011, intent on competing with the likes of Square, Stripe and PayPal on their home turf for engineers and product designers. — Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "Western Union beats a strategic retreat from San Francisco," 28 Aug. 2019 At the same time, those entering the streaming wars appear equally determined to bring their big guns to bear to help launch these services, or in Netflix and Amazon's cases, build, sustain them and protect their turf. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "'The Mandalorian' and Marvel blur line between movies and streaming," 26 Aug. 2019 The Dodgers have watched their opponent celebrate a World Series title on their home turf the last two seasons, but that does not diminish the luxury of home-field advantage. — Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers lose series finale to opportunistic Yankees in duel of MLB goliaths," 25 Aug. 2019 Your home turf might be especially mosquito-prone, and so visiting parents would not proactively bring repellant. — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, "Ask Amy: Mother-in-law’s friendship with ex is disruptive," 19 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
In San Jose, 397 employees were turfed, and another 91 workers lost their jobs at the company’s offices in Milpitas, according to the California WARN Act filing. — Levi Sumagaysay, The Mercury News, "Cisco lays off nearly 500 workers in San Jose and Milpitas," 14 Aug. 2019 And with 52 of 55 seats on the council held by Labour, there was little prospect of the party being turfed out and the company shut down by a new administration. — The Economist, "Robin Hood Energy, the company bringing power to the people," 3 May 2018 Damaged property, Zaremba Drive: A Zaremba resident called police at about 4:30 p.m. April 20 and said that earlier in the day, a silver sport-utility vehicle turfed his front lawn. — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, "Drunk driver passes out behind wheel of SUV; silver SUV turfs lawn, hits garbage can: Brook Park police blotter," 4 May 2018 South Korea, after decades under strongmen who were less repressive but nevertheless still iron-fisted, has emerged as a democracy so vibrant that citizens peacefully turfed a president from office last year. — Anna Fifield, Washington Post, "Talk of peace with North Korea has the South wondering: Will this time be different?," 28 Apr. 2018 Schools that are turfing their baseball/softball fields have their phones ringing constantly. — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, "Springer: Basketball banners hung 3 miles apart; baseball off to a soggy start," 30 Mar. 2018 He was dumped as the nation’s president eight months later in a foreshadowing of how Zuma himself would be turfed out 10 years later. — Bloomberg.com, "Zuma’s Exit Ends ‘One-Man Disaster’ That Roiled His Nation," 14 Feb. 2018 Riddled by infighting, the party has failed to present a coherent vision for the country since being turfed out of power by Abe in a 2012 landslide after three years in government. — Andy Sharp, Bloomberg.com, "Japan's Opposition Picks New Leader to Challenge Slumping Abe," 31 Aug. 2017 Damage to property, Chagrin Boulevard: A resident reported on June 9 that somebody ran into his mailbox and turfed his lawn. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "Woman hospitalized after hitting light pole: Moreland Hills police blotter," 15 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'turf.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for turf
turf
noun
English Language Learners Definition of turf
: the upper layer of ground that is made up of grass and plant roots
British
: a square piece of turf cut out of the ground that is used for making lawns
: a material that looks like grass and that is used especially to cover athletic fields
See the full definition for turf in the English Language Learners Dictionary
turf
noun
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Kids Definition of turf
1
: the upper layer of soil bound into a thick mat by roots of grass and other plants
2
: land covered with grass
3
: an area that is or is felt to be under an individual's control
Fluffy won't allow any other dogs on his turf.