slot
1[ slot ]
/ slɒt /
noun
verb (used with object), slot·ted, slot·ting.
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.
verb (used without object), slot·ted, slot·ting.
to fit or be placed in a slot.
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Origin of slot
11300–50; Middle English: the hollow of the breastbone < Middle French esclot < ?
OTHER WORDS FROM slot
un·slot·ted, adjectiveWords nearby slot
slopwork, slorm, slosh, sloshed, sloshy, slot, slot aerial, slot car, slot machine, slot man, slot racer
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Example sentences from the Web for slotting
Two and a Half Men will move from Mondays to Thursdays this fall, slotting in at 8:30 p.m. behind The Big Bang Theory.
TV Upfronts 2012: NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and the CW Announce Schedules|Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez|May 17, 2012|DAILY BEASTA similar and perhaps a better result may be obtained by slotting the hole through the nut as though for the reception of a key.
It may be too small now; there is not enough metal to clean up under the tools of the slotting- or shaping-machine.
Life in a Railway Factory|Alfred WilliamsIt is very useful for slotting sheet brass and tubes, slotting small shafts, nicking screws, etc.
British Dictionary definitions for slotting (1 of 2)
slot1
/ (slɒt) /
noun
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
verb slots, slotting or slotted
Derived forms of slot
slotter, nounWord Origin for slot
C13: from Old French esclot the depression of the breastbone, of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for slotting (2 of 2)
slot2
/ (slɒt) /
noun
the trail of an animal, esp a deer
Word Origin for slot
C16: from Old French esclot horse's hoof-print, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse sloth track; see sleuth
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