English

Verb

to turf out ‎(third-person singular simple present turfs out, present participle turfing out, simple past and past participle turfed out)

1. (transitive, idiomatic, usually of a person) To remove or eject from a place.
   • 1921, P. G. Wodehouse, Jill the Reckless, ch. 19:

     I'm feeling a bit pipped this morning—got turfed out of bed at seven o'clock and all that.

   • 1994 June 28, "Opinion: Now, Focus the President," New York Times (retrieved 16 July 2012):

     Mr. Gergen was supposed to give the White House a communications strategy. He did apply a few Band-Aids before longtime Clinton aides turfed him out of the inner circle.

   • 2002 Sep. 9, "Malaysia Gives Illegals the Boot," Time:

     Malaysia's drive to turf out illegal foreign workers turns disastrous.

Synonyms

• expel

References

• turf out at OneLook Dictionary Search