The meaning of Turf

noun

One's sphere of operations or area of interest.

Usage examples:

After the war, the middle east remained his bailiwick

noun

The area that a person or an organization is interested in, is responsible for, or controls

Usage examples:

He had been commenting on matters that were, strictly speaking, outside his bailiwick.

phrasal verb

Throw or cast away

phrasal verb

To throw something away

Usage examples:

I've chucked out all my old clothes.

verb

Throw (someone) out of a window.

Usage examples:

She had made up her mind that the woman had been defenestrated, although the official verdict had b…

verb

To throw or push someone out of a window

Usage examples:

They threatened to defenestrate him., it would not be a good time to defenestrate the prime minister.

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

verb

Knock or force out of position.

Usage examples:

The hoofs of their horses dislodged loose stones

verb

To force someone or something from a place or position

Usage examples:

Heavy rains have dislodged big slabs of sidewalk in front of the school., it took a professional tr…

verb

Order or allow to leave; send away.

Usage examples:

She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road

verb

To decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering

Usage examples:

Let’s not dismiss the idea without discussing it., the teacher dismissed the class early.

verb

To remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong

Usage examples:

Dismiss sb for sth salespeople may be dismissed for many reasons, the most common of which is poor …

noun

An area of territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government.

Usage examples:

The french domains of the plantagenets

phrasal verb

Force or drive out

verb

In golf, to hit a ball with force from the tee further than someone else

Usage examples:

Although she was being outdriven on almost every hole, her short game was excellent and she won rel…

verb

Force or throw (something) out in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

Lumps of viscous lava were ejected from the volcano

verb

Put out or expel from a place

verb

To force someone to leave a particular place, or to send out something quickly and often with force

Usage examples:

It was difficult to eject squatters from the abandoned building., very seldom do you see any player…

verb

Expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law.

Usage examples:

A single mother and her children have been evicted from their home

verb

Expel or eject without recourse to legal process

verb

To force someone to leave a place

Usage examples:

Long-time residents are being evicted from the buildings., [ u ] he’s been threatened with eviction…

verb

Officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization.

Usage examples:

She was expelled from school

Eliminate

verb

To force someone to leave a country, organization, or school

Usage examples:

He was expelled from school for his continued bad behavior.

noun

Vegetation consisting of typically short plants with long, narrow leaves, growing wild or cultivated on lawns and pasture, and as a fodder crop.

Usage examples:

The ground was mostly barren with just short grass, where no vegetation dared to grow.

verb

Cover (an area of ground) with grass.

Usage examples:

The railway tracks were mostly grassed over

noun

A low, green plant with narrow leaves growing naturally over much of the earth’s surface

Usage examples:

[ u ] are you going to cut the grass?, [ c ] wildflowers and grasses of the great plains thrive wit…

noun

Grass-covered ground.

Usage examples:

City workers lolling on the greensward

collocation

Force to leave or move out

phrasal verb

Expel or dismiss someone.

Usage examples:

My parents kicked me out when i was 18

verb

In a running race, to run faster than someone else at the end of the race

Usage examples:

She was in fourth place at the beginning of the straight but outkicked everyone to win., he likes t…

noun

An area of short, regularly mown grass in the garden of a house or park.

Usage examples:

She was sitting in a deckchair on the lawn

noun

A fine linen or cotton fabric used for making clothes.

Usage examples:

A white lawn shirt

noun

An area of grass, esp. near a house or in a park, which is cut regularly to keep it short

noun

A large country house with lands.

Usage examples:

A tudor manor house in the english countryside

noun

A large old house in the country with land belonging to it, especially in europe

verb

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Usage examples:

The reformists were ousted from power

noun

A piece of cloth or other material used to mend or strengthen a torn or weak point.

Usage examples:

The jacket was of well-worn tweed with leather patches on the elbows

verb

Mend or strengthen (fabric or clothing) with a patch.

Usage examples:

Her jeans were neatly patched

noun

A small part of a surface that is different in some way from the area around it

Usage examples:

Watch for patches of ice on the road., we have a small vegetable patch (= area for growing vegetabl…

verb

Maintain (something) in its original or existing state.

Usage examples:

All records of the past were zealously preserved

noun

A foodstuff made with fruit preserved in sugar, such as jam or marmalade.

Usage examples:

A jar of cherry preserve

noun

A principal administrative division of a country or empire.

Usage examples:

Chengdu, capital of sichuan province

noun

A ground or track for horse or dog racing.

Usage examples:

Last year, the event was held at goodwood racecourse and pitted europe against the middle east.

noun

A wide, usually circular, path with a grass surface, on which horses race, or the area that includes this path and buildings around it

noun

A racecourse.

Usage examples:

The largest obstacles to a comprehensive racing bill are the differing interests of greyhound and h…

noun

A usually oval path on which esp. horses or cars compete

adjective

Short for horse racing.

verb

Compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective.

Usage examples:

The vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Usage examples:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises

noun

A degree of remoteness or separation.

Usage examples:

At this remove, the whole incident seems insane

noun

The surface of the ground, with the grass growing on it; turf.

Usage examples:

Underneath the sod was a layer of humus

verb

Cover with sods or pieces of turf.

Usage examples:

The stadium has been sodded

verb

Used to express one's anger or annoyance at someone or something.

noun

An expanse of short grass.

noun

An area covered with grass

noun

An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.

Usage examples:

Sorties into enemy territory

noun

An area of land, sea, or space, esp. when it belongs to or is connected with a particular country, person, or animal

Usage examples:

[ u ] maryland gave up territory to form washington, dc., [ c ] the un is sending aid to the occupi…

noun

An area of a town, country, etc. that someone has responsibility for in their job

Usage examples:

A salesman's failure to achieve apparently realistic targets might be due to a change in the size o…

collocation

Throw or cast away

phrasal verb

Discard something as unwanted.

Usage examples:

I threw out all the old torn clothes

phrasal verb

(of a court, legislature, or other body) dismiss or reject something brought before it.

Usage examples:

The charges were thrown out by the magistrate