Definition of turf
plural turfs
play
\ˈtərfs\
also turves
play
\ˈtərvz\
1 a
: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 3
2 a
:territory considered by a gang to be under its control
b
:territory 2
- have to play two of the last three games on hostile turf
- —Joe Klein
- in chapter two, the author is on unfamiliar turf
- people who could hurt him on his own foreign-policy turf
- —Wall Street Jour.
3 a
:a track or course for horse racing
b
:the sport or business of horse racing
4 a
:peat 2
b
:a piece of peat dried for fuel
