noun, verb
noun (plural turfs or turves )
1 [U,C] short grass and the surface layer of soil that is held together by its roots; a piece of this that has been cut from the ground and is used especially for making LAWNS (= the area of grass in a garden/yard):
newly laid turf * (especially BrE) the hallowed turf of Wembley, etc. (= the grass used for playing a sport on)
2 [U,C] PEAT that is cut to be used as fuel; a piece of this
3 (the turf) [sing.] the sport of horse racing
4 [U] sb's ~ (informal, especially AmE) the place where sb lives and/or works, especially when they think of it as their own:
He feels more confident on home turf.
verb [VN] to cover an area of ground with turf
PHRASALVERBS
turf sb out (of sth)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for turf is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does turf appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — turf appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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