[
US
/ˈsɫɑt/
]
[ UK /slˈɒt/ ]
[ UK /slˈɒt/ ]
NOUN
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a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
he developed a version of slot grammar -
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 -
a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
he put a quarter in the slot -
(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
the PC had three slots for additional memory -
the trail of an animal (especially a deer)
he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees -
a slot machine that is used for gambling
they spend hours and hours just playing the slots -
a time assigned on a schedule or agenda
the TV program has a new time slot
an aircraft landing slot
VERB
-
assign a time slot
slot a television program
How To Use slot In A Sentence
- Lee's debut on the Xbox does not resemble a dragon, but prefers to plod along like a sloth, short on all the crucial fronts, lazily bumbling along everywhere else.
- The double nosewheel straddled the slots in the deck where the shuttle ran. THE SHADOWS OF POWER
- A seven-member board was established to oversee the start-up and operation of slots.
- INA recently won a grievance to place all nurses misplaced on the salary schedule in their appropriate slot.
- Add your stick or card of choice and it shows up in the mobile app, just as if you'd slotted it into a computer. Times, Sunday Times
- Using a slotted spatula, transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined sheet pan, reserve, and maintain the hot pan.
- Late in the day, just after we had feasted on the fruits of a wild cacao, we came upon a three-toed sloth climbing slowly through the upper branches of a cecropia tree. One River
- Preachers paid for time to sermonize, listeners could call in, some slots were reserved for Christian music.
- Two toed sloths are perhaps more heterothermic than any other mammal.
- Trevor and Kenneth polka'd excitedly round her legs as she slotted the Yale into the lock. TICKLED PINK
