Turf
WordNet
noun
(1) Range of jurisdiction or influence
"A bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"
(2) The territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
(3) Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
verb
(4) Cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots
WiktionaryText
Noun
- a layer of earth covered with grass; sod
- a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn
- a sod of peat used as fuel.
- the territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own
- a racetrack; or the sport of racing horses
Verb
- to create a lawn by laying turfs
- To throw a frisbee well short of its intended target, usually causing it to hit the ground within 10 yards of its release.
- To fire from a job or dismiss from a task.
- Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies.
- To cancel a project or product.
- The company turfed the concept car because the prototype performed poorly.