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DEFINITIONS OF: slot

1

n a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)

“he put a quarter in the slot”
Types:
coin slot
a slot through which coins can be inserted into a slot machine
mail slot
a slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be delivered
Type of:
slit
a long narrow opening

n a time assigned on a schedule or agenda

“the TV program has a new time slot”
“an aircraft landing slot”
Synonyms:
time slot
Type of:
interval, time interval
a definite length of time marked off by two instants

n a position in a hierarchy or organization

“Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks”
“she beat some tough competition for the number one slot”
Type of:
position, status
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

n (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board

“the PC had three slots for additional memory”
Synonyms:
expansion slot
Type of:
receptacle
an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert

n a slot machine that is used for gambling

“they spend hours and hours just playing the slots”
Synonyms:
one-armed bandit
Types:
fruit machine
a coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dials; certain combinations win money for the player
Type of:
coin machine, slot machine
a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot

n a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable

“he developed a version of slot grammar”
Type of:
position, spatial relation
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

n the trail of an animal (especially a deer)

“he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees”
Type of:
trail
a track or mark left by something that has passed

v assign a time slot

“slot a television program”
Type of:
schedule
plan for an activity or event
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