Divot (Noun)
Meaning 1
(golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke; "it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The golfer carefully repaired the divot with a mixture of soil and grass seed to restore the green.
- After a particularly aggressive swing, the player was left to navigate a ball nestled in a deep divot.
- The caddie handed the golfer a small container of sand to fill in the divot on the fairway.
- It was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot, leaving the player with a tricky shot to the green.
- The groundskeeper carefully inspected the course, making sure to fill in every divot to maintain the immaculate condition of the links.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The golfer carefully repaired the divot on the fairway to prevent damage to the grass.
- A rabbit had dug a small divot in the lawn, creating a hole that needed to be filled.
- The horse's hooves had torn out a large divot in the pasture, leaving a patch of bare earth.
- After hitting his drive, the golfer walked over to the fairway to find a large divot where his ball had landed.
- The groundskeeper filled in the divot on the lawn with a mixture of soil and grass seed to repair the damage.