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Definitions
Noun
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plural of slot

"The concert tickets were sold out because there were only a few remaining slots left for front-row seating."

In plain English: Slots are narrow openings you put things into, like putting a coin in a machine to make it work.

"There are empty parking slots available near the entrance."

Verb
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Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slot

"The machine slots a coin into the opening every time he plays."

In plain English: To slot something means to fit it into a specific space or position easily.

"We have to slot in our meeting before lunch."

Example Sentences
"There are empty parking slots available near the entrance." noun
"We have to slot in our meeting before lunch." verb
"The team slots the new player into the starting lineup immediately." verb
"He tried to slot the heavy box under the sofa but failed." verb
"She quickly slots all her tasks onto the digital calendar for tomorrow." verb
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Related Terms

Origin

Derived from Old English slōt, originally meaning a cut, notch, or opening made by cutting. The term evolved to refer specifically to narrow apertures in machines or devices where items are inserted.

Rhyming Words
gots pots dots mots lots jots nots tots cots hots rots bots blots clots foots plots shots snots trots swots
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