turf

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[layer]] of [[earth]] covered with [[grass]]; [[sod]].
2. {{lb|en|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.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[block]] of [[peat]] used as [[fuel]].
4. {{lb|en|uncountable|countable}} A thick, carpet-like bed of [[alga]]e.
5. {{lb|en|uncountable|specifically}} A [[surface#Noun|surface]] of [[synthetic fiber#Noun|synthetic fibers]] made to look like [[grass#Noun|grass]]; [[artificial#Adjective|artificial]] turf.
6. {{lb|en|uncountable|slang}} A [[territory]] [[claim]]ed by a [[gang]] as their own.
7. {{lb|en|uncountable|by extension}} A person's [[domain#Noun|domain]] or [[sphere of influence#Noun|sphere of influence]].
8. {{lb|en|uncountable|with "the"|sports}} A [[racetrack]], [[hippodrome]].
9. {{lb|en|uncountable|with "the"|sports}} The [[sport]] of [[racing]] [[horse]]s.

Verb

1. To cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs.
2. {{lb|en|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.
3. {{lb|en|business}} To [[fire]] from a [[job]] or [[dismiss]] from a [[task]].
4. {{lb|en|business}} To [[cancel]] a [[project]] or [[product]].
5. {{lb|en|informal|transitive}} To [[expel]], [[eject]], or [[throw out]]; to [[turf out]].
6. {{lb|en|medical slang|transitive}} To [[transfer]] or attempt to transfer (a patient or case); to [[eschew]] or avoid responsibility for.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.