turf (out)

  • 1turf 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 ( …

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  • 2turf 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… …

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  • 3turf 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… …

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  • 4turf out — Verb. To expel a thing or a person, to throw out. E.g. Haven t you turfed out that broken chair yet? Informal …

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  • 5Turf out — throw out; eject …

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  • 6turf out — Australian Slang throw out; eject …

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  • 7turf out — (Slang) exile someone, expel something …

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  • 8turf out —  Eject …

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  • 9turf — [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)… …

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  • 10turf — 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 …

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