Definition of divot - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sportschunk of grass lifted away, or the hollow it leaves

He replaced the divot after his swing so the surface stayed smooth.

surface

Rare

disruption in a smooth surface

Rare

The divot in the road caused a bump.

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disruption in a smooth surface

Origin of divot

Scottish, divot (turf)

Examples of divot in a sentence

Ground staff quickly filled each divot to protect the fairway.
Golfers often repair a divot on the green.
The divot in the carpet was noticeable.

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French:motte de gazon, creux, ...
German:Rasenstück, Vertiefung, ...
Italian:zolla, buco, ...
Spanish:chuleta, irregularidad, ...
Portuguese:torrão de relva, buraco, ...
Chinese:草皮块, 坑洼, ...
Japanese:ディボット, くぼみ, ...
Arabic:قِطْعَة عُشْب مِقْلوعَة من أَرض المَلْعَب, حُفرة صَغيرة, ...
Hebrew:גוּמַת דֶּשֶׁא, שֶׁקַע, ...
Russian:дивот, выбоина, ...
Ukrainian:шматок дерну, що вирваний ударом, вибоїна, ...
Hindi:घास का उखड़ा टुकड़ा, डिवोट, ...
Bengali:ঘাসের উঠে যাওয়া খণ্ড, ডিভট, ...
Catalan:tros de gespa arrencat, clot, ...
Czech:drn, prohlubeň, ...
Danish:tørv, fordybning, ...
Dutch:grasplak, kuil, ...
Greek:ντίβοτ, ανωμαλία, ...
Hungarian:divot, mélyedés, ...
Khmer:ដុំស្មៅដែលត្រូវបានវាយឱ្យរបើកចេញ, កន្លែងរលុង, ...
Korean:디봇, 표면 파손, ...
Persian:تکهٔ چمن کنده‌شده, فرورفتگی, ...
Polish:kępka darni, wybój, ...
Portuguese (BR):torrão de grama, buraco, ...
Romanian:bucată de gazon, denivelare, ...
Swedish:torva, grop, ...
Thai:กอหญ้าที่หลุด, รอยบุบ, ...
Turkish:kopan çim parçası, çukur, ...
Vietnamese:mảng cỏ bị bật lên, vết lõm, ...

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