turf
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(uncountable)A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
- 2.
(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.
(countable)A block of peat used as fuel.
- 4.
(countable, uncountable)A thick, carpet-like bed of algae.
- 5.
(specifically, uncountable)A surface of synthetic fibers made to look like grass; artificial turf.
In climates where grass struggles to grow, turf is usually used instead on sports fields.
- 6.
(slang, uncountable)A territory claimed by a gang as their own.
- 7.
(broadly, uncountable)(uncountable, by extension) A person's domain or sphere of influence.
- 8.
(uncountable, with definite article)(uncountable, with "the", sports) A racetrack, hippodrome.
- 9.
(uncountable, with definite article)(uncountable, with "the", sports) The sport of racing horses.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs.
- 2.
(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.
(business) To fire from a job or dismiss from a task.
Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies.
- 4.
(business) To cancel a project or product.
The company turfed the concept car because the prototype performed poorly.
- 5.
(informal, transitive)To expel, eject, or throw out; to turf out.
- 6.
(transitive)(medical slang, transitive) To transfer or attempt to transfer (a patient or case); to eschew or avoid responsibility for.
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ine-pro From Middle English turf, torf, from Old English turf (turf, sod, soil, piece of grass-covered earth, greensward), from *turb (turf, peat), from Proto-Germanic *turbz (turf, lawn), from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (tuft, grass).