turf
noun
[ təːf ]
• grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots.
• "they walked across the springy turf"
• horse racing or racecourses generally.
• "he spent his money gambling on the turf"
• an area or sphere of activity regarded as someone's personal territory.
• "he did not like poachers on his turf"
Similar:
area/sphere of influence,
area/sphere of activity,
territory,
domain,
province,
preserve,
stamping ground,
home ground,
bailiwick,
patch,
manor,
turf
verb
• force (someone) to leave somewhere.
• "they were turfed off the bus"
Similar:
throw out,
remove,
eject,
expel,
turn out,
fling out,
force out,
drive out,
evict,
dislodge,
oust,
dismiss,
discharge,
chuck out,
kick out,
send packing,
boot out,
defenestrate,
give someone the boot,
throw someone out on their ear,
show someone the door,
sack,
fire,
give someone the push,
give someone the bum's rush,
• cover (a patch of ground) with turf.
• "the plot of land has been turfed"
Similar:
grass over,
lay grass on,
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch turf and German Torf, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit darbha ‘tuft of grass’.
