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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On the stroke of half hour, Morgan's strong carry allowed Will Trenholm to force over Gloucester's third try from close range before George Barton slotted the conversio superbly from touch.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 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
But even die-hard college football fans didn’t know Chambliss’s name when he slotted in second on the depth chart last autumn in Mississippi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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
Crick walks back in the room and hands me a slotted metal tray, filled with tiny vials of bright-green liquid the same color of the toxic leaves.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
