(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"
a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)
A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.
To tear up pieces of turf from, especially with a golf club in making a stroke.