Definition of turf
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : the upper stratum of soil bound by grass and plant roots into a thick mat also : a piece of this
b : an artificial substitute for this (as on a playing field)
c : grass sense 3
2a : territory considered by a gang to be under its control
b : territory sense 2 have to play two of the last three games on hostile turf— Joe Klein in chapter two, the author is on unfamiliar turf also : a sphere of activity or influence people who could hurt him on his own foreign-policy turf — Wall Street Jour.
3a : a track or course for horse racing
b : the sport or business of horse racing
4a : peat sense 2
b : a piece of peat dried for fuel
turf
verbturfed; turfing; turfs
Definition of turf (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to cover with turf
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The first known use of turf was before the 12th century
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