n. 25B6; noun
they walked across the turf : GRASS, lawn, sod; poetic/literary sward, greensward.
devotees of the turf : HORSE RACING; racecourses, racetracks.
(informal) he was keen to protect his turf : TERRITORY, domain, province, preserve, sphere of influence; stamping ground; informal bailiwick; Brit. informal patch, manor.
25B6; verb the lawns have been turfed : GRASS (OVER).
25A0; turf someone/something out (informal) . See eject sense 3.