divot

A noun referring to a piece of turf or a cavity left in the ground, often caused by a golf club or an animal's hoof.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un trozo de césped o tierra arrancado, o la pequeña hendidura que queda en el suelo, frecuentemente causada por un palo de golf o por una pezuña de animal.

1. Golf divot B2 formal sport

   A small piece of turf that is dislodged by a golf club when striking the ball, leaving a depression in the ground.

   • He replaced the divot after his swing.
   • The fairway was covered with divots from the morning players.
   • A deep divot can affect the next player's shot.

   🇪🇸Césped levantado por el palo de golf

   Sinónimos: clodplugsodturf

2. Turf fragment B2 formal

   A piece of earth and grass that has been dug out of a lawn or field, often by an animal's hoof or a tool.

   • The horse's hooves left small divots across the field.
   • She filled the divot in the lawn with soil and grass seed.
   • The gardener smoothed over the divots left by the rake.

   🇪🇸Fragmento de césped arrancado

   Sinónimos: clodsodturf

• divots plural form
• divots' possessive plural form
• divot's possessive singular form