[slɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long, narrow aperture or slit in a machine for something to be inserted
(e.g: he slid a coin into the slot of the jukebox)

- an allotted place in an arrangement or scheme such as a broadcasting schedule
(e.g: a late-night television slot)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 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

[slɒt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- place (an object) into a slot, typically one specifically designed to receive it
(e.g: he slotted a cassette into the tape machine)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 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

[slɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the track of a deer, as visible in soft ground
(e.g: deer slots can be confused with those of sheep and goats)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from Old French esclot ‘hoof print of a horse’, probably from Old Norse slóth ‘trail’; compare with sleuth