divot
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- noun
- /ˈdɪvət/
- I now see this little divot here in the outer ring of the scroll.
- fill divots
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Watch on YouTubeI mean, my front tire, I think it just took a really hard boom, right turn right when it hit this divot, Wham.
- I mean, my front tire, I think it just took a really hard boom, right turn right when it hit this divot, Wham.
Examples
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I bent down, fixed my divot with a tee, and replaced my ball with a dime.
Fiction book (1992) -
Tournament officials have been cracking down on caddies filling in the divots.
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I found the only divot in this place.
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I was like, whoa, this is fresh and your divot's not as deep as my divot.
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- Hey, see that divot there? - Uh-huh.
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Instead, I take a divot out of the quad down from the library.
Fiction book (1998) -
We need you to help replace some of the divots out here on the grass.
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Compost is screened further by golf course staff when using it to fill divots.
Academic text (1997) -
He's fixing a divot!
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When playing golf, it's important to replace any divots you make to maintain the course.
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Etymology
The word divot comes from older Scottish English and originally meant a small 'piece' of grass and soil. Imagine a clump of grass flying up when a golf club or a horse's hoof hits the ground; that's why a divot today is the little chunk of turf removed from the ground.