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slot¹

(slŏt)

1. A narrow opening; a groove or slit: a slot for coins in a vending machine; a mail slot.

2. A gap between a main and auxiliary airfoil to provide space for airflow and facilitate the smooth passage of air over the wing.

a. An assigned place in a sequence or schedule: a new time slot for a TV program.

b. A position of employment in an organization or hierarchy.

4. Computers An expansion slot.

5. Informal A slot machine designed for gambling: lost $100 playing the slots.

a. Football A space or gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive line.

b. Sports An unmarked area in front of the goal between the face-off circles on an ice hockey rink.

tr.v. slot·ted, slot·ting, slots

1. To cut or make a slot or slots in.

2. To put into or assign to a slot.

[Middle English, hollow of the breastbone, from Old French esclot.]

slot²

(slŏt)

The track or trail of a deer.

[Obsolete French esclot, horse's hoofprint, from Old French, perhaps from Old Norse slōdh, track.]

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slot

(slɒt)

1. an elongated aperture or groove, such as one in a vending machine for inserting a coin

2. (Aeronautics) an air passage in an aerofoil to direct air from the lower to the upper surface, esp the gap formed behind a slat

3. (Nautical Terms) a vertical opening between the leech of a foresail and a mast or the luff of another sail through which air spills from one against the other to impart forward motion

4. informal a place in a series or scheme

vb, slots, slotting or slotted

5. (tr) to furnish with a slot or slots

6. (usually foll by: in or into) to fit or adjust in a slot

7. informal to situate or be situated in a series or scheme

[C13: from Old French esclot the depression of the breastbone, of unknown origin]

ˈslotter n

slot

(slɒt)

(Zoology) the trail of an animal, esp a deer

[C16: from Old French esclot horse's hoof-print, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse sloth track; see sleuth]

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slot¹

(slɒt)

n., v. slot•ted, slot•ting. n.

1. a slit or other narrow opening, esp. one for receiving something, as a coin or a letter.

2. a place or position, as in a sequence or series.

3. an assignment or job opening; position.

4. Informal. slot machine (def. 1).

5. a gap that is opened along the leading edge of an aircraft wing to improve airflow.

6. expansion slot.

v.t.

7. to make a slot in; provide with a slot or slots.

8. to place or fit into a slot: You've been slotted for four o'clock.

v.i.

9. to fit or be placed in a slot.

[1300–50; Middle English: the hollow of the breastbone < Middle French esclot, of uncertain orig.]

slot′ter, n.

slot²

(slɒt)

n.

the track or trail of a deer or other animal, as shown by the marks of the feet.

[1565–75; < Anglo-French, Middle French esclot the hoofprint of a horse, probably < Old Norse slōth track, trail; compare sleuthhound]

slot

Past participle: slotted
Gerund: slotting

Imperative
slot
slot

Present
I slot
you slot
he/she/it slots
we slot
you slot
they slot

Preterite
I slotted
you slotted
he/she/it slotted
we slotted
you slotted
they slotted

Present Continuous
I am slotting
you are slotting
he/she/it is slotting
we are slotting
you are slotting
they are slotting

Present Perfect
I have slotted
you have slotted
he/she/it has slotted
we have slotted
you have slotted
they have slotted

Past Continuous
I was slotting
you were slotting
he/she/it was slotting
we were slotting
you were slotting
they were slotting

Past Perfect
I had slotted
you had slotted
he/she/it had slotted
we had slotted
you had slotted
they had slotted

Future
I will slot
you will slot
he/she/it will slot
we will slot
you will slot
they will slot

Future Perfect
I will have slotted
you will have slotted
he/she/it will have slotted
we will have slotted
you will have slotted
they will have slotted

Future Continuous
I will be slotting
you will be slotting
he/she/it will be slotting
we will be slotting
you will be slotting
they will be slotting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been slotting
you have been slotting
he/she/it has been slotting
we have been slotting
you have been slotting
they have been slotting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been slotting
you will have been slotting
he/she/it will have been slotting
we will have been slotting
you will have been slotting
they will have been slotting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been slotting
you had been slotting
he/she/it had been slotting
we had been slotting
you had been slotting
they had been slotting

Conditional
I would slot
you would slot
he/she/it would slot
we would slot
you would slot
they would slot

Past Conditional
I would have slotted
you would have slotted
he/she/it would have slotted
we would have slotted
you would have slotted
they would have slotted

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Noun	1.	slot - a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar" spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
	2.	slot - a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot" 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 slit - a long narrow opening
	3.	slot - a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" time slot interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants
	4.	slot - 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" status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
	5.	slot - the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees" trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
	6.	slot - (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory" expansion slot computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically receptacle - an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
	7.	slot - a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots" one-armed bandit 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 coin machine, slot machine - a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot
Verb	1.	slot - assign a time slot; "slot a television program" schedule - plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"

slot

noun

1. opening, hole, groove, vent, slit, aperture, channel He dropped a coin in the slot and dialled.

2. (Informal) place, time, space, spot, opening, position, window, vacancy, niche Visitors can book a time slot a week or more in advance.

verb

1. fit, slide, insert, put, place She slotted a fresh filter into the machine.

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slot

noun

A post of employment:

appointment, berth, billet, job, office, place, position, situation, spot.

Slang: gig.

Translations

Spanish / Español

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ranura cuña hueco insertar introducir

slot

[slɒt]

A. N

1. (= hole) (in machine etc) → ranura f; (= groove) → muesca f
to put a coin in the slot → meter una moneda en la ranura

2. (= space) (in timetable, programme etc) → hueco m; (= advertising slot) → cuña f (publicitaria); (= job slot) → vacante f

B. VT to slot in(to) [+ object] → introducir or meter en (fig) [+ activity, speech] → incluir (en)
to slot a part into another part → encajar una pieza en (la ranura de) otra pieza
to slot sth into place → colocar algo en su lugar
we can slot you into the programme → te podemos dar un espacio en el programa, te podemos incluir en el programa

C. VI → introducirse
it doesn't slot in with the rest → no encaja con los demás
it slots in here → entra en esta ranura, encaja aquí

D. CPD slot machine N (at funfair) → tragaperras f inv; (= vending machine) → máquina f expendedora
slot meter N → contador m

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slot

(slot) noun

1. a small narrow opening, especially one to receive coins. I put the correct money in the slot, but the machine didn't start.ranura

2. a (usually regular) position (in eg the schedule of television/radio programmes). The early-evening comedy slot.hueco, cuña

verb – past tense, past participle ˈslotted –

(with in or into) to fit (something) into a small space. He slotted the last piece of the puzzle into place; I managed to slot in my tea-break between two jobs.insertar, introducir

slot machine

a machine, especially one containing cigarettes, sweets etc for sale, worked by putting a coin in a slot. distribuidor automático, máquina tragaperras

slot

→ ranura

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