slot

slot ¹  (slt)

n.

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.

3.

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. Computer Science An expansion slot.

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

6.

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.

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

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slot ²  (slt)

n.

The track or trail of an animal, especially a deer.

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

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slot¹

n

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

2. (Engineering / 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. (Transport / 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, slotted

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

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

3. Informal to situate or be situated in a series or scheme

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

slotter  n

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slot²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the trail of an animal, esp a deer

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

Thesaurus

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"

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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

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

Translations

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 [ˈslɒt]

n

(= slit) → fente f
I dropped a coin in the slot

(= time available) (in timetable) → créneau m; (in TV, radio schedule) → créneau m, plage f

vt
to slot sth into sth → encastrer qch dans qch, insérer qch dans qch

vi
to slot into → s'encastrer dans, s'insérer dans

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slot

n (= opening) → Schlitz m; (= groove) → Rille f; (Comput) → Slot m, → Steckplatz m; (for aircraft to land etc: = time slot) → Slot m; (inf: = place) → Plätzchen nt (inf); (TV) → (gewohnte) Sendezeit; do we have a slot for this in our range? → können wir das in unser Programm einbauen?

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slot [slɒt]

1. n (in machine) → fessura; (groove) → scanalatura (fig) (in timetable) (Radio, TV) → spazio

2. vt (object) → infilare (fig) (activity, speech) → inserire

3. vi to slot (into) → inserirsi (in)

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slot [slɒt]

1. n (in machine) → fessura; (groove) → scanalatura (fig) (in timetable) (Radio, TV) → spazio

2. vt (object) → infilare (fig) (activity, speech) → inserire

3. vi to slot (into) → inserirsi (in)

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slot

n slot [slot]

1 a small narrow opening, especially one to receive coins I put the correct money in the slot, but the machine didn't start. gleuf فُتْحَه، شَق процеп zdířka sprække der Schlitz σχισμή, εγκοπή ranura ava, pilu شكاف aukko fente חָרִיץ छिद्र, छेद, झिरी, खांचा utor, otvor automata za ubacivanje kovanica rés lubang kecil untuk memasukkan koin rifa, rauf fessura 送金 가늘고 긴 홈, (특히 기계 등의) 동전 투입구 plyšys sprauga lubang alur gleuf sprekk, spalte szczelina, otwór ranhura fantă щель, прорезь štrbina; (úzky) otvor reža za kovance otvor springa, inkast ช่องเปิดที่แคบยาว (สำหรับใส่เหรียญ, จดหมาย) delik, yuva 槽，縫 проріз, щілина سکے ڈالنے کے لیے چھوٹا شگاف rãnh, khe 槽，缝

2 a (usually regular) position (in eg the schedule of television/radio programmes) The early-evening comedy slot. gleuf مَوْقِع البَرنامج подходящо място programový blok sendetid die Spalte ζώνη (π.χ. τηλεοπτικού προγράμματος) hueco, cuña (kindel) koht, (teatud) aeg شيار varattu aika tranche horaire מָקוֹם पद्वति mjesto, prostor (za nešto) hely; program acara dagskrártími (fascia oraria) 時間帯 ( TV, 라디오 프로그램 스케줄 중의 보통 정해진) 위치 skirtas laikas (pārraidei) atvēlētais laiks acara plaats programpost, sendingstid okienko espaço program определённое место, время programový blok termin termin stund, -timme, -dags เวลาและสถานที่ซึ่งกำหนดในตาราง kuşak, zaman (電視或廣播節目的)位置 місце в розкладі نشریات کے لائحہ عمل میں کوئی مقرر وقت chỗ, vị trí （电视或广播节目的）位置

v – past tense, past participle ˈslotted –

(withinorinto) 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. insit, inkry يَضَع في الفُتْحَه слагам в процеп vsunout klemme ind einpassen χώνω,στριμώχνω insertar, introducir sobitama در جاي خود قرار دادن panna aukkoon, löytää aika jollekin emboîter, insérer לְשַבֵּץ जगह बनाना načiniti porez, otvor na čemu beprésel memampatkan finna (e-u) stað inserire はめこむ (~을) 작은 공간에 끼워 맞추다 į(si)sprausti iespiest; iespraust memuatkan inpassen passe inn wciskać, wsuwać encaixar a încastra, a îmbuca вставить vsunúť vstaviti uglaviti passa (klämma) in หยอดลงในช่อง yerine oturtmak/yerleştirmek 安插 вставляти کسی چیز کو چھوٹی سی جگہ میں رکھنا đút vào khe 安插

slot machine

a machine, especially one containing cigarettes, sweets etc for sale, worked by putting a coin in a slot. muntoutomaat آلة البيْع بواسِطَة إسْقاط النقود في الفُتْحَه монетен автомат automat automat der Automat κερματοδέκτης distribuidor automático, máquina tragaperras müügiautomaat دستگاهي كه با سكه كار مي كند kolikkoautomaatti distributrice (automatique) מְכוֹנַת מַזָל सिक्का डालने पर काम करने वाली मशीन (prodajni) automat (pénzbedobós) automata mesin penjual otomatis sjálfsali distributore automatico 自動販売機 자동판매기 automatas automāts (kaut kā pārdošanai) mesin lubang alur automaat (spille)automat automat vendedor automático automat торговый автомат automat avtomat automat varuautomat เครื่องขายของอัตโนมัติโดยการหยอดเหรียญ otomatik satış makinası 自動販賣(香煙、糖等)機 автомат مشین میں سکے ڈالنے کا شگاف máy bán hàng tự động 投币自动售货（香烟、糖等）机

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slot → فَتْحة otvor sprække Schlitz υποδοχή ranura rako fente prorez fessura スロット 동전 구멍 sleuf åpning szczelina fenda щель öppning ช่องที่แคบและยาว boşluk khe 狭槽