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Meaning of turfs
noun
- A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
- 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.
- A sod of peat used as fuel.
- The territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own.
- (with "the") A racetrack; or the sport of racing horses.
verb
- To cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs.
- (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.
- To fire from a job or dismiss from a task. Example: Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies.
- To cancel a project or product. Example: The company turfed the concept car because the prototype performed poorly.
- To expel, eject, or throw out; to turf out.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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