slot
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈslät 
1
a
: a narrow opening or groove : slit, notch
a mail slot in a door
b
: a narrow passage or enclosure
c
: a passage through the wing of an airplane or of a missile that is located usually near the leading edge and formed between a main and an auxiliary airfoil for improving flow conditions over the wing so as to increase lift and delay stalling of the wing
d
: the area on a hockey rink in front of the crease and between the face-off circles
2
: a place or position in an organization, arrangement, or sequence : niche, spot
3
: slot machine sense 2 —usually used in plural
4
: a gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive football line
slot
2 of 3verb
slotted; slotting
transitive verb
1
: to cut a slot in
2
: to place in or assign to a slot
intransitive verb
: to fit easily
her ideas slot neatly into the theory
slot
3 of 3noun (2)
plural slot
: the track of an animal (such as a deer)
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- groove
- niche
- place
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Example Sentences
Verb He slotted the piece of wood into the groove. Her ideas slot neatly into the theory.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, the hollow at the base of the throat above the breastbone, from Anglo-French esclot hoofprint, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German slag blow, hoofprint; probably from its resemblance to a hoofprint — more at schlock
Noun (2)
Middle French esclot track
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1747, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun (2)
1575, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing slot
Kids Definition
slot 1 of 2
noun
ˈslät
: a narrow opening, groove, or passage
slot
2 of 2verb
slotted; slotting
: to cut a narrow opening, groove, or passage in
slot
noun
as in place
a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited called an old friend to see if he could find a slot for his college-age son in the construction business that summer Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- place
- niche
- groove
- job
- position
- berth
- function
- capacity
- station
- appointment
- status
- post
- billet
- standing
- rank
- specialty
- speciality
- long suit
- strong suit
- thing
- forte
- metier
- métier