turf
- noun1 grass/lawnADJECTIVE▪ green▪ soft, springy (esp. BrE)▪ artificial▪ home▪
the team's first success of the season on home turf (= in their own stadium)
▪ hallowed (BrE)▪the hallowed turf of Wembley
… OF TURF▪ piece, sod▪primitive dwellings made of sods of turf and sticks
VERB + TURF▪ cut▪They still cut turf here for fuel.
▪ lay▪We laid turf to create a lawn.
TURF + NOUN▪ field (AmE)▪The training area includes a synthetic turf field,
2 (esp. AmE) place where sb lives, works, etc.; area of expertiseADJECTIVE▪ home▪We finally met on his home turf.
▪The orchestra is on home turf in this repertoire. (figurative)
▪ familiar▪Supercomputers are familiar turf for IBM.
VERB + TURF▪ defend, protect▪We all protect our own turf.
▪ invade (AmE)▪I don't want to invade his turf.
TURF + NOUN▪ battle, war▪turf wars between different factions
PHRASES▪ (on) sb's own turf
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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turf — turf … Dictionnaire des rimes
turf — [ tyrf; tɶrf ] n. m. • 1828; mot angl. « pelouse » → 2. tourbe 1 ♦ Terrain où se disputent les courses de chevaux. ♢ Ce qui concerne les courses de chevaux, leur préparation (entraînement) et les activités qui en dépendent (paris, etc.). ⇒ cheval … Encyclopédie Universelle
Turf — (t[^u]rf), n.; pl. {Turfs}, Obs. {Turves}. [AS. turf; akin to D. turf peat, G. torf, OHG. zurba turf, Sw. & Icel. torf turf, peat, Dan. t[ o]rv, Skr. darbha a kind of grass, a tuft of grass. [root]242.] 1. That upper stratum of earth and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turf — TURF, turfuri, s.n. (livr.) Hipodrom; p. ext. cursă de cai. – Din fr. turf. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 TURF s. v. hipodrom. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime turf s. n … Dicționar Român
turf — UK US /tɜːf/ noun [U] ► an area of activity in which a person or company has a lot of knowledge and experience and which they believe belongs to them: »By launching a line in beauty products they are challenging the bigger company on its own turf … Financial and business terms
Turf — may refer to: * Lawn, an area of grass maintained for decorative or recreational use * Sod, the surface layer of ground consisting of a matt of grass and grass roots, sometimes used as a construction material * Artificial turf, is a man made… … Wikipedia
turf — turf; turf·dom; turf·en; turf·ite; turf·man; As·tro·turf; … English syllables
turf|y — «TUR fee», adjective, turf|i|er, turf|i|est. 1. covered with turf; grassy. 2. like turf. 3. like peat; full of peat … Useful english dictionary
turf — ► NOUN (pl. turfs or turves) 1) grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots. 2) a piece of such grass and earth cut from the ground. 3) (the turf) horse racing or racecourses generally. 4) (one s turf) informal one s territory … English terms dictionary
Turf — Turf, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turfed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turfing}.] To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace. A. Tucker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turf — (turf) s. m. Lieu où se font les courses de chevaux. Sur le turf. Un habitué du turf. ÉTYMOLOGIE Angl. turf, champ de gazon … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
