Slot - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |slɑːt|  American pronunciation of the word slot
Brit.  |slɒt|  British pronunciation of the word slot

noun

- a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
he developed a version of slot grammar
- a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
he put a quarter in the slot
- a time assigned on a schedule or agenda
the TV program has a new time slot
an aircraft landing slot
- a position in a hierarchy or organization
Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks
she beat some tough competition for the number one slot
- the trail of an animal (especially a deer)
he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees
- (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
the PC had three slots for additional memory
- a slot machine that is used for gambling
they spend hours and hours just playing the slots

verb

- assign a time slot
slot a television program

Extra examples

He slotted the piece of wood into the groove.

Her ideas slot neatly into the theory.

Alan dropped another quarter into the slot on the pay phone.

A new comedy is scheduled for the 9 p.m. time slot.

Mary slotted a cassette into the VCR.

Each length of board slots easily into the next.

All the wood parts come pre-cut so that they can be slotted together (=put together using slots).

The doctor is busy this morning but she could slot you in at 2 o'clock.

Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks

...a casino with enough roulette wheels, blackjack tables, and slot machines to satisfy even the most die-hard gamester...

Insert the tab into this slot to close the box.

...a truncated version of the 11 o'clock newscast followed the awards show, which ran over its time slot—as it always does...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: slot
he/she/it: slots
present participle: slotting
past tense: slotted
past participle: slotted
noun
singular: slot
plural: slots
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