Slot

Quick meaning: Slot is a noun meaning A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it.

Meaning

A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it.

More Meanings

1. A period of time or position within a schedule or sequence.
2. (gambling, informal, especially in the plural) Clipping of slot machine (“a game of chance played for money using a coin slot”).
3. The track of an animal, especially a deer; spoor.
4. (Antarctica) A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm; a crevasse.
5. (aviation) The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway.
6. (computing) A space in memory or on disk etc. in which a particular type of object can be stored.
7. (slang) The vagina.

Example Sentences

insert tab A into slot B

I've booked your haircut for the 2 p.m. slot.

The Huntsman by his slot, or breaking earth, perceaves

I walked past the poker tables and went straight to the slots.

Word Forms

• slots
• slotting
• slotted
• slote

Synonyms for slot

Depending on context, synonyms include position, berth, post, office, spot, situation.

Antonyms for slot

Common opposites include tab.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include berth, place, spot, time slot, position, post.

Related Dictionary Tools