- turf out
- Verb. To expel a thing or a person, to throw out. E.g."Haven't you turfed out that broken chair yet?" Informal
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
turf out
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turf out — verb put out or expel from a place The unruly student was excluded from the game • Syn: ↑eject, ↑chuck out, ↑exclude, ↑boot out, ↑turn out • Derivationally related forms: ↑exclusion ( … Useful english dictionary
turf out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms turf out : present tense I/you/we/they turf out he/she/it turfs out present participle turfing out past tense turfed out past participle turfed out British informal to force someone to leave a place or an… … English dictionary
turf out — PHRASAL VERB If someone is turfed out of a place or position, they are forced to leave. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [be V ed P] We hear stories of people being turfed out and ending up on the streets... [be V ed P of n] The party was turfed out of office… … English dictionary
Turf out — throw out; eject … Dictionary of Australian slang
turf out — Australian Slang throw out; eject … English dialects glossary
turf out — (Slang) exile someone, expel something … English contemporary dictionary
turf out — Eject … A concise dictionary of English slang
turf — [tʉrf] n. pl. turfs or Archaic turves [tʉrvz] [ME < OE, akin to ON torf < IE * dorbhos, sod, tuft of grass < base * derbh , to twist together] 1. a) a surface layer of earth containing grass plants with their matted roots; sod; sward b)… … English World dictionary
turf — turf1 [tə:f US tə:rf] n plural turfs or turves [tə:vz US tə:rvz] [: Old English;] 1.) [U] especially BrE a surface that consists of soil with grass on top, or an artificial surface that looks like this ▪ soft green turf 2.) BrE … Dictionary of contemporary English
turf — /tɜf / (say terf) noun (plural turfs or turves /tɜvz / (say tervz)) 1. the covering of grass, etc., with its matted roots, forming the surface of grassland. 2. a piece cut or torn from the surface of grassland, with the grass, etc., growing on… …
