1. a piece of turf dug up by a golf club when making a stroke
Usage: golf
2. a piece of sod or earth that has been dug up

Examples

• The golfer carefully replaced his divot after hitting the ball.
• She took a large divot with her iron shot on the fairway.
• The groundskeeper collected the divots scattered around the tee box.
• His swing was so aggressive that he sent a divot flying twenty feet.
• The gardener filled in the divots left by the sprinkler repair crew.
• After the tournament, volunteers helped replace divots on the course.