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1. Slot Definition Verb Definition
2. Verb Definition Examples
3. Slot Definition Verb Words
4. Slot As A Verb
5. Slot Definition Verb Dictionary
6. Slot Definition Verb Phrase

Synonyms for slot in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for slot. 34 synonyms for slot: opening, hole, groove, vent, slit, aperture, channel, place, time, space, spot, opening.

1. Learner's definition of SLOT 1 + object: to put (something) into a space which is made for it He slotted the piece of wood into the groove.
2. Definition of SLOT in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of SLOT. 'they spend hours and hours just playing the slots' slot (verb) assign a time slot 'slot a.

• SLOT(noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

he developed a version of slot grammar

Hypernyms ('slot' is a kind of...):

position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

he put a quarter in the slot

Hypernyms ('slot' is a kind of...):

slit (a long narrow opening)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of '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)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A time assigned on a schedule or agenda

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

slot; time slot

Context example:

an aircraft landing slot

Hypernyms ('slot' is a kind of...):

interval; time interval (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)

Derivation:

slot (assign a time slot)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A position in a hierarchy or organization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

she beat some tough competition for the number one slot

Hypernyms ('slot' is a kind of...):

position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)

Slot Definition Verb Definition

Sense 5

Meaning:

The trail of an animal (especially a deer)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Context example:

he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees

Hypernyms ('slot' is a kind of...):

trail (a track or mark left by something that has passed)

Verb Definition Examples

Sense 6

Meaning:

(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board

Classified under:

Slot Definition Verb Words

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

expansion slot; slot

Context example:

the PC had three slots for additional memory

Hypernyms ('slot' is a kind of...):

receptacle (an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert)

Domain category:

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A slot machine that is used for gambling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

one-armed bandit; slot

Context example:

they spend hours and hours just playing the slots

Hypernyms ('slot' is a kind of...):

coin machine; slot machine (a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of 'slot'):

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)

• SLOT(verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Assign a time slot

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

slot a television program

Slot As A Verb

Hypernyms (to 'slot' is one way to...):

schedule (plan for an activity or event)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Slot Definition Verb Dictionary

Derivation:

Slot Definition Verb Phrase

slot (a time assigned on a schedule or agenda)

1. A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc.
2. A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece.
3. electrical A channel opening in the stator or rotor of a rotating machine for ventilation and insertion of windings.
4. slang, surfing The barrel or tube of a wave.

1. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
2. A gap in a schedule or sequence.
3. aviation The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway.
4. aviation In a flying display, the fourth position; after the leader and two wingmen.
5. computing A space in memory or on disk etc. in which a particular type of object can be stored.The game offers four save slots.
6. informal A slot machine designed for gambling.
7. slang The vagina.
8. The track of an animal, especially a deer.* 1819: “One is from Hexamshire; he is wont to trace the Tynedale and Teviotdale thieves, as a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer.” — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

1. obsolete To bolt or lock a door or window.
2. obsolete, UK, dialect To shut with violence; to slam.to slot a door
3. To put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture)
4. To assign something or someone into a slot (gap in a schedule or sequence)

1. To put something where it belongs.