turf

[US]/tɜːf/
[UK]/tɝf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. peat; grass; racetrack
vt. cover with grass.

Phrases & Collocations

turf war

home turf

turf grass

turf field

artificial turf

on the turf

Example Sentences

laying turf to create a lawn

They still cut turf here for fuel.

gangland turf; a gangland slaying.

the hallowed turf of Wimbledon.

the team will play Canada on their home turf this summer.

they were turfed off the bus.

the artificial turf looks an unnatural green.

turfed the front yard.

the hallowed turf of Wembley

the team’s first success of the season on home turf

Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged.

primitive cottages made of sods of turf and sticks

We have ordered several turfs to make our lawn.

Several families have been turfed out of their homes.

The boys should have been turfed off the bus.

The shop is full of beautiful clothes that people have turfed out.

the going was ideal here, with short turf and a level surface.

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