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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slot \Slot\, n. [LG. & D. slot a lock, from a verb meaning to close., to shut, D. sluiten akin to G. schliessen OHG. sliozan OFries sl?ta, and probably to L. claudere Cf {Close}, {Sluice}.] 1. A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat. 2. A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Prov. Eng.] 3. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slot \Slot\, v. t. [See {Slot} a bar.] To shut with violence; to slam; as to slot a door. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slot \Slot\, n. [Cf. Icel. sl??, and E. sleuth.] The track of a deer; hence a track of any kind --Milton. As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer. --Sir W. Scott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: slot n 1: a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar" 2: a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail) 3: a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot" [syn: {time slot}] 4: the trail of an animal (especially a deer) 5: (computers) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board [syn: {expansion slot}] 6: a slot machine that is used for gambling [syn: {one-armed bandit}] 7: a job in an organization or hierarchy; "he ocupied a post in the treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {office}, {spot}, {place}, {situation}] v : assign a time slot; "slot a television programs"
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