slot
slot Lexical Profile
slot Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially one for receiving or admitting something, such as a coin or a letter.
"She dropped a shiny token into the slot and pulled the heavy metal lever to start the machine."
An allotted place, time, or position in a schedule, sequence, organization, or broadcast.
"The television network moved their most popular sitcom to a prime-time slot on Thursday nights."
A socket or connection point in a computer system designed to accept an expansion board or peripheral device.
"He installed the new graphics card by carefully pressing it into the empty motherboard slot."
• verb
To place, insert, or fit something perfectly into a narrow opening or designated physical space.
"She neatly slotted the final piece of the wooden puzzle into place."
To assign or schedule someone or something into a particular time, position, or category.
"The clinic's receptionist managed to slot him in for an emergency dental appointment at three o'clock."
To provide or cut with a slot or slots; to make a narrow opening in a surface.
"The carpenter carefully slotted the wooden beam to ensure the intersecting panels would lock together securely."
• Rhymes for slot
Word Origin & Etymology
Late Middle English: originally denoting the hollow above the breastbone; from Old French 'esclot', of unknown origin. The meaning shifted to 'narrow opening' in the mid 16th century.
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