2syllables
turfing
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Definitions ofturfing
1verb
- To cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs.
- (Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee well short of its intended target, usually causing it to hit the ground within 10 yards of its release.
- To fire from a job or dismiss from a task.
Example: "Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies."
- To cancel a project or product.
Example: "The company turfed the concept car because the prototype performed poorly."
- To expel, eject, or throw out; to turf out.
- To transfer or attempt to transfer (a patient or case); to eschew or avoid responsibility for.
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