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slot

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noun (1)

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

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verb

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

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noun (2)

plural slot
: the track of an animal (such as a deer)

Synonyms

Noun (1)

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

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The first known use of slot was in 1523

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