slot
noun
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
slotted
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past participleof slot.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof slot.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
slotnouna narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
Example Sentences
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Report cards weren’t handed out; they were slotted into our personal cubbyholes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The 25-year-old is still hunting his first goal, but has slotted seamlessly into Barcelona's attack - in a left-wing spot often filled by on-loan England team-mate Marcus Rashford last term.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Garcia-Leys said the plates could not be “used for a crime” or any other purpose unless they were slotted into a vest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Luz Mary Gonzalez, a teacher, sat on the ground with a dozen more volunteers, writing messages of solidarity to be slotted into donation boxes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Each word is slotted into a place in the tree according to its category, because the rules of syntax don’t specify the order of words but rather the order of categories.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
