Slot (Noun)
Meaning 1
A small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The parking meter had a slot on the front for depositing coins.
- You can mail your payment through the slot on the mailbox.
- She put a quarter in the slot of the washing machine.
- He dropped his application in the slot at the job fair.
- The newspaper vending machine had a narrow slot for retrieving your purchase.
Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 3
A slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 4
A position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
A time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 7
The trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The hunter carefully followed the deer's slot through the dense underbrush.
- As the sun rose, the tracker identified the slot of a large buck leading into the forest.
- The guide expertly read the slot of the doe, leading the group to a hidden clearing.
- The hikers stumbled upon the slot of a deer, its fresh tracks leading up the mountain.
- The tracker's eyes scanned the terrain, picking up the slot of the white-tailed deer where it had leapt across the stream.