slot
1a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
a place or position, as in a sequence or series: The program received a new time slot on the broadcasting schedule.
Linguistics. (especially in tagmemics) a position having a specific grammatical function within a construction into which any one of a set of morphemes or morpheme sequences can be fit.: Compare filler (def. 9).
an assignment or job opening; position: I applied for the slot in management training.
Journalism.
the interior opening in a copy desk, occupied by the chief copy editor.
the job or position of chief copy editor: He had the slot at the Gazette for 20 years.: Compare rim (def. 7).
an allocated, scheduled time and place for an aircraft to take off or land, as authorized by an airport or air-traffic authority: 40 more slots for the new airline at U.S. airports.
Informal. slot machine (def. 1).
Aeronautics. See under slat1 (def. 2).
Ornithology. a narrow notch or other similar opening between the tips of the primaries of certain birds, which during flight helps to maintain a smooth flow of air over the wings.
Ice Hockey. an unmarked area near the front of an opponent's goal that affords a vantage for an attacking player.
Computers. expansion slot.
to provide with a slot or slots; make a slot in.
to place or fit into a slot: We've slotted his appointment for four o'clock.
to fit or be placed in a slot.
Origin of slot
1Other words from slot
- un·slot·ted, adjective
Words Nearby slot
Other definitions for slot (2 of 2)
the track or trail of a deer or other animal, as shown by the marks of the feet.
a track, trace, or trail of something.
Origin of slot
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How to use slot in a sentence
What is affecting our predictions some is the addition of more wild-card slots.
That’s why SEOs push so hard to dominate that particular slot in the organic SERPs.
How to become a master of featured snippets | Mark Webster | September 3, 2020 | Search Engine WatchCitizens have to book a time slot online in order to get a test.
Hong Kong’s new mass COVID testing scheme is free and voluntary—and some citizens are suspicious | eamonbarrett | August 26, 2020 | FortuneWhen the pandemic forced the county’s 19 libraries to close during the state’s primary, librarians and election officials allowed voters to return ballots through the outdoor slots where people return books.
As states mull expanding vote by mail, they’re turning to Oregon for advice | Lee Clifford | August 24, 2020 | FortuneBy the time Mayfield returned, his starting slot had been handed to someone else, and his scholarship was in question — with future superstar Patrick Mahomes waiting in the wings.
He said Moran had expected to be muffled by state observers when he did a slot on their show.
He was, though, keen on securing the bicycles a parking slot in the sun.
Pryor Dodge's Two-Wheeled Obsession Is Now a Museum of Bike History | Anthony Haden-Guest | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJacob: The last time I was in Atlantic City, I sat at the Sex and the City slot machine and I ordered cosmopolitans.
The Ladies Disrupting the Bartender Boys’ Club | Brandy Zadrozny | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe German government paid $16 billion to make sure there would be a slot for every child.
Free Market Failure: Raising a Kid Is a Rigged Game in the USA | Monica Potts | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd that enabled me to slot in the shooting of the first two episodes [of The Divide] in that.
Tony Goldwyn Tackles Political Scandal Again on ‘The Divide’ | Jason Lynch | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWillis even went so far as to slot all of his Diapason pipes, and Cavaill-Coll sometimes adopted a similar practice.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerA piece of strong iron wire, which lay among the other litter, was inserted in a narrow slot, apparently a crack in the stone.
Dope | Sax RohmerA number of slots are cut across one side of the can, and the lower edge of each slot slightly turned out to form a cutting edge.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousPlace enough strips of rubber or fit two coil springs, B, to raise the sharp edge out of the slot.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousCut a slot in a board or in the workbench large enough to receive the stop A flat.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for slot (1 of 2)
/ (slɒt) /
an elongated aperture or groove, such as one in a vending machine for inserting a coin
an air passage in an aerofoil to direct air from the lower to the upper surface, esp the gap formed behind a slat
a vertical opening between the leech of a foresail and a mast or the luff of another sail through which air spills from one against the other to impart forward motion
informal a place in a series or scheme
(tr) to furnish with a slot or slots
(usually foll by in or into) to fit or adjust in a slot
informal to situate or be situated in a series or scheme
Origin of slot
1Derived forms of slot
- slotter, noun
British Dictionary definitions for slot (2 of 2)
/ (slɒt) /
the trail of an animal, esp a deer
Origin of slot
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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