TURF (turves)
Dictionary entry overview: What does turf mean?
• TURF (noun)
The noun TURF has 3 senses:
1. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
2. the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
3. range of jurisdiction or influence
Familiarity information: TURF used as a noun is uncommon.
• TURF (verb)
The verb TURF has 1 sense:
1. cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots
Familiarity information: TURF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TURF (noun)
Meaning:
Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
greensward; sod; sward; turf
Hypernyms ("turf" is a kind of...):
ground; land; soil (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turf"):
divot (a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club))
Meaning:
The territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("turf" is a kind of...):
city district (a district of a town or city)
Meaning:
Range of jurisdiction or influence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context example:
a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system
Hypernyms ("turf" is a kind of...):
jurisdiction (in law; the territory within which power can be exercised)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
• TURF (verb)
Meaning:
Cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "turf" is one way to...):
cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
