(uncountable) Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth.

(countable) An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.

(countable, obsolete) The upper layer of the ground, especially when vegetation is growing on it.

(countable, obsolete except Britain, dialectal) The rind of bacon or pork; also, the outer covering or skin of something.

(Philippines) A homosexual man.

(transitive) To cover (ground, etc.) with sward.

(intransitive) Of ground, etc.: to be covered with sward; to develop a covering of sward.