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slot

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[ slot ]

noun

  1. a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
  2. a place or position, as in a sequence or series:

    The program received a new time slot on the broadcasting schedule.

  3. 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 ).
  4. an assignment or job opening; position:

    I applied for the slot in management training.

  5. Journalism.
    1. the interior opening in a copy desk, occupied by the chief copy editor.
    2. the job or position of chief copy editor: Compare rim ( def 7 ).

      He had the slot at the Gazette for 20 years.

  6. 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.

  7. Aeronautics. slat12
  8. 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.
  9. Ice Hockey. an unmarked area near the front of an opponent's goal that affords a vantage for an attacking player.
  10. Computers. expansion slot.


verb (used with object)

slotted, slotting.
  1. to provide with a slot or slots; make a slot in.
  2. to place or fit into a slot:

    We've slotted his appointment for four o'clock.

verb (used without object)

slotted, slotting.
  1. to fit or be placed in a slot.

slot

2

[ slot ]

noun

  1. the track or trail of a deer or other animal, as shown by the marks of the feet.
  2. a track, trace, or trail of something.

slot

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/ ²õ±ôÉ’³Ù /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to furnish with a slot or slots
  2. usually foll byin or into to fit or adjust in a slot
  3. informal.
    to situate or be situated in a series or scheme
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

slot

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/ ²õ±ôÉ’³Ù /

noun

  1. the trail of an animal, esp a deer
“Collins 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ô´Ç³Ù³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ±ô´Ç³Ùt±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slot1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English: “hollow at the base of the throat above the breastbone,†from Old French esclot; further origin unclear

Origin of slot2

First recorded in 1565–75; from Anglo-French, Old French esclot “the hoofprint of a horse,†probably from Old Norse ²õ±ôųٳó “track, trailâ€; sleuthhound
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slot1

C13: from Old French esclot the depression of the breastbone, of unknown origin

Origin of slot2

C16: from Old French esclot horse's hoof-print, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse sloth track; see sleuth
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Now touring with a new rhythm section, the Aussie hard rockers return for their first U.S. tour in nearly a decade, save for a recent slot at the debut Power Trip metal festival in Indio.

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With a large slotted metal spatula, she scooped each crispy piece out and onto a platter lined with paper towels.

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In the meantime, Jasso and her colleagues doled out hot instant soup, fresh fruit and backpacks through the slots in the fence.

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His alternative plan still delivered and notes about new faces could be slotted away in his back pocket, with a different approach called for in round two.

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"I kind of ditched them. I started listening to what A&R or the record labels felt they had slots for. I was called a third-rate Pat Benatar. I was probably a fifth-rate Pat Benatar."

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