slot

noun

/slɒt/

/slɑːt/

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a long, narrow opening, into which you put or fit something
- to put some coins in the slot
see also mail slot
Extra Examples
- He slid a coin into the slot of the jukebox.
- The electricity was on a slot meter.
a position, a time or an opportunity for somebody/something, for example in a list, a programme of events or a series of broadcasts
- He has a regular slot on the late-night programme.
- Their album has occupied the Number One slot for the past six weeks.
- the airport’s take-off and landing slots
Extra Examples
- They have a prime time slot on national radio.
- We need something to fill a thirty-minute slot in the late evening.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘slight depression running down the middle of the chest’, surviving as a Scots term): from Old French esclot, of obscure origin.

slot

verb

/slɒt/

/slɑːt/

[transitive, intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they slot	/slɒt/ /slɑːt/
he / she / it slots	/slɒts/ /slɑːts/
past simple slotted	/ˈslɒtɪd/ /ˈslɑːtɪd/
past participle slotted	/ˈslɒtɪd/ /ˈslɑːtɪd/
-ing form slotting	/ˈslɒtɪŋ/ /ˈslɑːtɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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to put something into a space that is available or designed for it; to fit into such a space
- slot something + adv./prep. The bed comes in sections that can be quickly slotted together.
- + adv./prep. The dishwasher slots neatly between the cupboards.
- These tubes slot together like this.
Extra Examples
- He slotted the magazines neatly into the rack.
- The panels slot together to make a box.
- (figurative) He has slotted back into the role of being a second-in-command.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- easily
- neatly
- simply
- …
preposition
- in
- into
phrases
- slot (something) into place
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘slight depression running down the middle of the chest’, surviving as a Scots term): from Old French esclot, of obscure origin.

Idioms

slot/fall into place

if something complicated or difficult to understand slots or falls into place, it becomes organized or clear in your mind
- Then I found his dairy and it all began to slot into place.