Turf
/tɜːf/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Turf
noun
- A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
- A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.
- A sod of peat used as fuel.
- The territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own.
- (with "the") A racetrack; or the sport of racing horses.
verb
- To cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs.
- (Ultimate Frisbee) 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."
- To expel, eject, or throw out; to turf out.