/ slɒt; NAmE slɑːt/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
a long narrow opening, into which you put or fit sth :
to put some coins in the slot
2.
a position, a time or an opportunity for sb/sth, for example in a list, a programme of events or a series of broadcasts :
He has a regular slot on the late-night programme.
Their album has occupied the Number One slot for the past six weeks.
the airport's take-off and landing slots
■ verb
( -tt- ) [+ adv. / prep. ] to put sth into a space that is available or designed for it; to fit into such a space :
[ vn ]
He slotted a cassette into the VCR.
The bed comes in sections which can be quickly slotted together .
[ v ]
The dishwasher slots neatly between the cupboards.
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IDIOMS
see place noun
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PHRASAL VERBS
- slot sb/sth in
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense slight depression running down the middle of the chest , surviving as a Scots term): from Old French esclot , of obscure origin.