SLOT

I. noun see: schlock Date: 1523 1. a narrow opening or groove ; slit , notch , a narrow passage or enclosure, a passage through the wing of an airplane or of a missile that is located usually near the leading edge and formed between a main and an auxiliary airfoil for improving flow conditions over the wing so as to increase lift and delay stalling of the wing, the area on a hockey rink in front of the crease and between the face-off circles, a place or position in an organization, arrangement, or sequence ; niche , spot , ~ machine 2, a gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive football line, II. verb (~ted; ~ting) Date: 1747 transitive verb to cut a ~ in, to place in or assign to a ~, intransitive verb to fit easily , III. noun (plural ~) Etymology: Middle French esclot track Date: 1575 the track of an animal (as a deer)