[syn: slot, one-armed bandit]
VERB (1)
1. assign a time slot;
- Example: "slot a television program"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slot \Slot\, v. t. [See Slot a bar.]
To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door. [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slot \Slot\, n. [Cf. Icel. sl??, and E. sleuth.]
The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. --Milton.
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As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer. --Sir
W. Scott.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slot \Slot\, n. [LG. & D. slot a lock, from a verb meaning to
close., to shut, D. sluiten; akin to G. schliessen, OHG.
sliozan, OFries. sl?ta, and probably to L. claudere. Cf.
Close, Sluice.]
1. A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.
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2. A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one
for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
slot
n 1: a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in
which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable;
"he developed a version of slot grammar"
2: a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail);
"he put a quarter in the slot"
3: a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has
a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" [syn: time
slot, slot]
4: 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"
5: the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the
deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"
6: (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a
plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional
memory" [syn: slot, expansion slot]
7: a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours
and hours just playing the slots" [syn: slot, one-armed
bandit]
v 1: assign a time slot; "slot a television program"