I. turf 1 /tɜːf $ tɜːrf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural turfs or turves ) /tɜːvz $ tɜːrvz/
[ Language: Old English ]
1 . [uncountable] especially British English a surface that consists of soil with grass on top, or an artificial surface that looks like this:
soft green turf
2 . [countable] British English a square piece of turf cut out of the ground
3 . the turf the sport of horse racing, or the track on which horses race
4 . [uncountable] informal an area that you think of as being your own:
How vigorously will the local companies defend their turf?
sb’s own/home turf (=the place that someone comes from or lives in)
We beat Canada on their home turf.
turf war/battle (=a fight or argument over the areas or things you think belong to you)
turf wars among government bureaucracies
II. turf 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to cover an area of land with turf
turf somebody ↔ out ( also turf somebody off (something) ) phrasal verb
British English informal to make someone leave a place or organization, usually suddenly or roughly SYN kick somebody out
turf somebody ↔ out of
The families claim they are being turfed out of their homes.