"turf" in the noun sense
1. turf, sod, sward, greensward
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
2. turf
the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
3. turf
range of jurisdiction or influence
"a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"
"turf" in the verb sense
1. turf
cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots
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