turf Definition

turf
noun turfs, turves

1a. The surface of an area of grassland consisting of grass and earth;

Thesaurus: grass, sod, green.
1b. A square piece that has been cut from this.

Thesaurus: sod, clod, divot.
2. A slab of peat used as fuel.
3. Horse-racing, a race-course or the racing world generally.

Form: the turf
4a. colloq
An area of activity, operation, influence, etc; territory;
Example: thinks of the computing department as his own turf
(chiefly US)
4b. colloq
The area of a city that a criminal, detective, prostitute, etc works.
Example: We shouldn't go in ― that's the 14th Precinct's turf

verb

turfed, turfing
1. To cover (an area of land, garden, etc) with turf.

Derivative: turfed
adj

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon tyrf.

Phrasal Verb: turf out

To throw out, eject or expel.