TURF
Scrabble letter values: T1U1R1F4 = 7
Definition
- verb cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots.
- noun surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots. — synonyms: sod, sward, greensward
- noun the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own.
- noun range of jurisdiction or influence.
Examples
- “a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system”
- “Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies.”
- “The company turfed the concept car because the prototype performed poorly.”