[təːf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots
(e.g: they walked across the springy turf)

- horse racing or racecourses generally
(e.g: he spent his money gambling on the turf)

- an area or sphere of activity regarded as someone's personal territory
(e.g: he did not like poachers on his turf)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English turf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch turf and German Torf, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit darbha ‘tuft of grass’

[təːf], (Verb)

Definitions:
- force (someone) to leave somewhere
(e.g: they were turfed off the bus)

- cover (a patch of ground) with turf
(e.g: the plot of land has been turfed)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English turf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch turf and German Torf, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit darbha ‘tuft of grass’