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 byin or into)
to fit or adjust in a slot
7. informal
to situate or be situated in a series or scheme
Derived forms
slotter (ˈslotter)
noun
Word origin
C13: from Old French esclot the depression of the breastbone, of unknown origin
Examples of 'slotting' in a sentence
slotting
We'll keep slotting you into as many outside assignments as we can get.
Babson, Marian DEATH IN FASHION (2002)
We were having an absolute ball and everything was slowly slotting into place.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Slotting information into the text can be liberating and supportive.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
And the forward cut inside two defenders before coolly slotting inside the far post.
The Sun (2017)
A simplistic slotting of almost everything has taken place.
Outlook India (2008)
The forward added a second by slotting in at the far post.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Spitalfields festivals come round with a delightful biannual cosiness, like solstices slotting into place.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Patch-repair lawns by sowing seed or slotting in turf from elsewhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Less about 'return on equity' (read: getting up the share price before slotting a load of stock).
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But when the seedlings are ready, we're all over the beds, dibbers in hand, slotting them in.