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noun | verb slotslot1 /slɑt/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYslot1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French esclot hollow place in the bone in the middle of the chest THESAURUSspace something can go through► hole a space in something solid that allows light or things to pass through: These socks are full of holes. ► opening a hole or space that lets you see or go through something: The dog got out through an opening in the fence. ► space an empty area between two things or two parts of something, especially where you can put something: There’s a space for that box on the shelf over there. ► gap gap means the same as space, but you use it especially when something is broken or missing: There was a gap between the two fences that she could squeeze through. ► crack a very narrow space between two things or two parts of something: John peeked through the crack in the door. ► slot a long, narrow hole that you put something in: I put the letter through the mail slot. ► leak a small hole that lets liquid or gas flow into or out of something: The mechanic found a leak in the fuel tank. ► puncture a small round hole made by something sharp, especially one that gas or liquid comes out of: Experts do not know what made the puncture in the side of the plane. 1a long narrow hole in a surface, especially one that you can put things through: The disk goes into this slot here. a mail slot► see thesaurus at hole12a time, position, or opportunity for something: A new comedy is scheduled for the 9 p.m. time slot.3a job in a company or organization: He was asked to take over the CEO slot.4the top/bottom/second etc. slot a particular position in a group of similar people or things that are competing with each other [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French esclot hollow place in the bone in the middle of the chest] noun | verb slotslot2 verb (slotted, slotting) [intransitive, transitive always + adv./prep.] VERB TABLEslot |
Present | I, you, we, they | slot | | he, she, it | slots | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | slotted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have slotted | | he, she, it | has slotted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had slotted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will slot | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have slotted |
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Present | I | am slotting | | he, she, it | is slotting | | you, we, they | are slotting | Past | I, he, she, it | was slotting | | you, we, they | were slotting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been slotting | | he, she, it | has been slotting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been slotting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be slotting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been slotting |
to go into a slot, or to put something in a slot |