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Princeton's WordNet

  1. turf, sod, sward, greenswardnoun

    surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

  2. turfnoun

    the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

  3. turfverb

    range of jurisdiction or influence

    "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"

  4. turfverb

    cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

Wiktionary

  1. turfnoun

    a layer of earth covered with grass; sod

  2. turfnoun

    a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn

  3. turfnoun

    a sod of peat used as fuel.

  4. turfnoun

    the territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own

  5. turfnoun

    a racetrack; or the sport of racing horses

  6. turfverb

    to create a lawn by laying turfs

  7. turfverb

    To throw a frisbee well short of its intended target, usually causing it to hit the ground within 10 yards of its release.

  8. turfverb

    To fire from a job or dismiss from a task.

    Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies.

  9. turfverb

    To cancel a project or product.

    The company turfed the concept car because the prototype performed poorly.

  10. Etymology: From turf, torf, from turf, from turbaz, from dorbh-. Cognate with turf, torf, dialectal Turbe, Torf, torf, torf,.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. TURFnoun

    A clod covered with grass; a part of the surface of the ground.

    Etymology: tyrf , Saxon; torf, Dutch; torf, Swedish.

    Where was this lane?
    Close by the battle, ditch’d, and wall’d with turf. William Shakespeare.

    Turf and peats are cheap fuels, and last long. Francis Bacon.

    Could that divide you from near ushering guides?
    They left me weary on a grassy turf. John Milton.

    Then living turfs upon his body lay. Dryden.

    Each place some monument of thee should bear;
    I with green turfs would grateful altars raise. Dryden.

    Their bucklers ring around,
    Their trampling turns the turf, and shakes the solid ground. John Dryden, Æn.

    The ambassador every morning religiously saluted a turf of earth dug out of his own native soil, to remind him that all the day he was to think of his country. Addison.

    His flock daily crops
    Their verdant dinner from the mossy turf,
    Sufficient. Philips.

    Yet shall thy grave with rising flow’rs be drest,
    And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast. Alexander Pope.

  2. To Turfverb

    To cover with turfs

    Etymology: from the noun.

    The face of the bank next the sea is turfed. John Mortimer.

Wikipedia

  1. TURF

    TURF analysis, an acronym for "total unduplicated reach and frequency", is a type of statistical analysis used for providing estimates of media or market potential and devising optimal communication and placement strategies given limited resources. TURF analysis identifies the number of users reached by a communication, and how often they are reached. Although originally used by media schedulers to maximize reach and frequency of media spending across different items (print, broadcast, etc.), TURF is also now used to provide estimates of market potential. For example, if a company plans to market a new yogurt, they may consider launching ten possible flavors, but in reality, only three might be purchased in large quantities. The TURF algorithm identifies the optimal product line to maximize the total number of consumers who will purchase at least one SKU. Typically, when TURF is undertaken for optimizing a product range, the analysis only looks at the reach of the product range (ignoring the frequency component of TURF). In order to obtain data on the items being evaluated, ratings/choices may be obtained via quantitative marketing research (such as a survey).

ChatGPT

  1. turf

    Turf refers to a layer of earth that consists of grass and its matted roots, or to an artificial material designed to resemble grass, often used in sporting fields. It can also refer to a specific territory, domain, or sphere of influence claimed by someone or a group, especially in terms of business or competition.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Turfnoun

    that upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod

  2. Turfnoun

    peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat

  3. Turfnoun

    race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the

  4. Turfverb

    to cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Turf

    turf, n. the surface of land matted with the roots of grass, &c.: a cake of turf cut off: sod: peat: race-ground: horse-racing, the race-course:—pl. Turfs—(obs.) Turves.—v.t. to cover with peat or sod.—adj. Turf′-clad, covered with turf.—n. Turf′-drain, a drain in which turf is used for a covering.—adj. Tur′fen, made or covered with turf.—ns. Turf′-hedge, a combination of turf and hedge-plants, forming a fence; Tur′finess; Tur′fite (slang), one devoted to horse-racing; Turf′-spade, a long narrow spade for digging turf.—adj. Tur′fy, resembling or abounding in turf: pertaining to horse-racing. [A.S. turf; Ice. torf.]

Rap Dictionary

  1. turfnoun

    A neighborhood where a certain gang hangs out. "Never ever once have you ran with the turf" -- Eazy-E. (Real Motherfu**in G's)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of turf in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of turf in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of turf in a Sentence

  1. Samuel Logan of Southern:

    I don't know what side they're on, if they're really working for the Colombians or the Mexicans, but Chapo's people lost a lot of turf at the end of last year and the supply chain is hurting, so he may be working to build that up again.

  2. Arizona Diamondbacks:

    You get to defend your home turf – even though everyone’s here, this is our state, this is our city. This is where we’re going to play baseball and win games. So, they got to come here and lucky we’re good hosts.

  3. Southern Nevada:

    Replacing non-functional turf from Southern Nevada will allow for more sustainable and efficient use of resources, build resiliency to climate change, and help ensure the community’s current and future water needs continue to be met.

  4. Michael Humphries:

    It’s [guns] going to be used for turf battles between criminal organizations and, it could be in turn used on us, U.S. law enforcement.

  5. Paula Davis-Laack:

    Uncertainty [in the workplace] drives a great deal of stress, as a result, people tend to turn inward, seek to protect their own turf, and become less likely to help others because they don't know what's going to happen outwardly.

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