What is the meaning of turf?

noun

  • Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots.
  • The territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own.
  • Range of jurisdiction or influence.
    • usage: "a bureaucracy... Chiefly concerned with turf... And protecting the retirement system"

verb

  • Cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots. .
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