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Slot

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Noun

1. slot

a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable

Example Sentences:
'he developed a version of slot grammar'

2. slot

a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)

Example Sentences:
'he put a quarter in the slot'

3. slot, time slot

a time assigned on a schedule or agenda

Example Sentences:
'the TV program has a new time slot'
'an aircraft landing slot'

4. slot

a position in a hierarchy or organization

Example Sentences:
'Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks'
'she beat some tough competition for the number one slot'

5. slot

the trail of an animal (especially a deer)

Example Sentences:
'he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees'

6. expansion slot, slot

(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board

Example Sentences:
'the PC had three slots for additional memory'

7. one-armed bandit, slot

a slot machine that is used for gambling

Example Sentences:
'they spend hours and hours just playing the slots'

Verb

8. slot

assign a time slot

Example Sentences:
'slot a television program'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Slot

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noun
1. 
an elongated aperture or groove, such as one in a vending machine for inserting a coin
2. 
an air passage in an aerofoil to direct air from the lower to the upper surface, esp the gap formed behind a slat
3. 
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
4. informal
a place in a series or scheme
verbWord forms: slots, slotting or slotted
5. (transitive)
to furnish with a slot or slots
6. (usually foll by in or into)
to fit or adjust in a slot
7. informal
to situate or be situated in a series or scheme
noun
the trail of an animal, esp a deer

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Slot

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noun
1. 
a narrow notch, groove, or opening, as a keyway in a piece of machinery, a slit for a coin in a vending machine, etc.
2. 
any of various openings in the wing or tail surface of an airplane used in connection with a high-lift or control device; specif., an air gap between the wing and an auxiliary airfoil, as an aileron or flap, providing for a smooth flow of air on the upper surface
3.  US, Informal
a position in a group, series, sequence, etc.
4.  Informal
slot machine
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈslotted or ˈslotting
5. 
to make a slot or slots in
6.  US, Informal
to place in a particular position within a series or sequence
verb intransitive
7. 
to fit into place readily or easily in a slot1 (sense 1) slot1 (sense 3)
with into or in
noun
1. 
a track or trail of an animal, esp. a deer
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈslotted or ˈslotting
2. 
to follow the trail of

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Slot

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n.
1. A narrow opening; a groove or slit: a slot for coins in a vending machine; a mail slot.
2. A gap between a main and auxiliary airfoil to provide space for airflow and facilitate the smooth passage of air over the wing.
3.
a. An assigned place in a sequence or schedule: a new time slot for a TV program.
b. A position of employment in an organization or hierarchy.
4. Computers An expansion slot.
5. Informal A slot machine designed for gambling: lost $100 playing the slots.
6.
a. Football A space or gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive line.
b. Sports An unmarked area in front of the goal between the face-off circles on an ice hockey rink.
tr.v. slot·ted, slot·ting, slots
1. To cut or make a slot or slots in.
2. To put into or assign to a slot.
n.
The track or trail of a deer.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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