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SLOT

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected forms: slotted    , slotting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

he put a quarter in the slot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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 2

Meaning:

A slot machine that is used for gambling

Example:

they spend hours and hours just playing the slots

Synonyms:

one-armed bandit; slot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Example:

the PC had three slots for additional memory

Synonyms:

expansion slot; slot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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 4

Meaning:

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

Example:

he developed a version of slot grammar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

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

Sense 5

Meaning:

The trail of an animal (especially a deer)

Example:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

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

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

Sense 6

Meaning:

A position in a hierarchy or organization

Example:

she beat some tough competition for the number one slot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

Sense 7

Meaning:

A time assigned on a schedule or agenda

Example:

an aircraft landing slot

Synonyms:

slot; time slot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Assign a time slot

Example:

slot a television program

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

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

schedule (plan for an activity or event)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

slot (a time assigned on a schedule or agenda)

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