1
b
: a narrow passage or enclosure
c
: 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
d
: the area on a hockey rink in front of the crease and between the face-off circles
3
: slot machine sense 2
—usually used in plural
4
: a gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive football line
slotted; slotting
: to fit easily
her ideas slot neatly into the theory
Synonyms
Examples of slot in a Sentence
Noun (1)
called an old friend to see if he could find a slot for his college-age son in the construction business that summer
Verb
He slotted the piece of wood into the groove.
Her ideas slot neatly into the theory.
Recent Examples on the Web
La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
Finally, a power-play goal The Panthers scored their first power play goal of the season against Boston — their first in 19 attempts — when Aleksander Barkov beat Linus Ullmark from the slot with 9:08 left in regulation.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
Your wallet and lipsticks will fit perfectly inside; there are even three interior credit card slots.
—Rachel Simon, Southern Living, 9 May 2024
The letter comes one day after the board voted to change the start times of nearly 50 schools, with the new bell schedule moving far more elementary schools to the latest time slot at 9:40 a.m.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2024
There are plenty of credit card slots, a pocket for your phone secured by a snap closure, and your keys can be hung from the outside hook.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
And there were only five movie slots for best picture then.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2024
The unsealed documents also show that Apple was fielding several potentially lucrative proposals for its browser’s coveted default slot: Microsoft offered Apple 90% of its advertising revenue in 2020 to make its search engine, Bing, Safari’s default, Bloomberg reported.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 2 May 2024
His future is in the slot, too, and Miami is still looking for a long-term answer to play there, alongside fellow wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.
—David Wilson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2024
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
Last year, Sethi appeared at Coachella along with several other South Asian musicians, whose multilingual sets slotted right in alongside the Spanish artist Rosalía and Nigeria’s Burna Boy, who performed in English and their native languages.
—Emily Lordi Philip Cheung, New York Times, 10 May 2024
It’s designed to slot right into the grill’s surface, replacing one section of the grates.
—Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Each of those records was subsumed in its respective world, and Lipa slots neatly next to them with a vision of her own.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 May 2024
Soaring birds–such as condors, eagles, hawks, albatrosses, gulls, storks and gannets–generally rely on large wingspans and slotted feathers at the wingtip to keep them in flight with little flapping.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Norfolk, Newark, Philadelphia are getting that revenue on a daily basis that was already slotted for Baltimore.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
Read on for some great ones to try—along with some tips on how to slot them into your routine.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 8 Apr. 2024
Some members of the royal family, particularly the princes and princesses of its younger generation, are easy to slot into that victim role.
—Amanda Taub, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Noun
Smiley takes the time slot of the station’s jazz show, which then follows Smiley.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
Finally, a power-play goal The Panthers scored their first power play goal of the season against Boston — their first in 19 attempts — when Aleksander Barkov beat Linus Ullmark from the slot with 9:08 left in regulation.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
Your wallet and lipsticks will fit perfectly inside; there are even three interior credit card slots.
—Rachel Simon, Southern Living, 9 May 2024
The letter comes one day after the board voted to change the start times of nearly 50 schools, with the new bell schedule moving far more elementary schools to the latest time slot at 9:40 a.m.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2024
There are plenty of credit card slots, a pocket for your phone secured by a snap closure, and your keys can be hung from the outside hook.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
And there were only five movie slots for best picture then.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2024
The unsealed documents also show that Apple was fielding several potentially lucrative proposals for its browser’s coveted default slot: Microsoft offered Apple 90% of its advertising revenue in 2020 to make its search engine, Bing, Safari’s default, Bloomberg reported.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 2 May 2024
His future is in the slot, too, and Miami is still looking for a long-term answer to play there, alongside fellow wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.
—David Wilson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2024
Verb
Former Inter Miami midfielder Bryce Duke slotted the ball through the legs of Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender after the right side of Miami’s defense was exposed in transition.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
Last year, Sethi appeared at Coachella along with several other South Asian musicians, whose multilingual sets slotted right in alongside the Spanish artist Rosalía and Nigeria’s Burna Boy, who performed in English and their native languages.
—Emily Lordi Philip Cheung, New York Times, 10 May 2024
It’s designed to slot right into the grill’s surface, replacing one section of the grates.
—Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Each of those records was subsumed in its respective world, and Lipa slots neatly next to them with a vision of her own.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 May 2024
Soaring birds–such as condors, eagles, hawks, albatrosses, gulls, storks and gannets–generally rely on large wingspans and slotted feathers at the wingtip to keep them in flight with little flapping.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Norfolk, Newark, Philadelphia are getting that revenue on a daily basis that was already slotted for Baltimore.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
Read on for some great ones to try—along with some tips on how to slot them into your routine.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 8 Apr. 2024
Some members of the royal family, particularly the princes and princesses of its younger generation, are easy to slot into that victim role.
—Amanda Taub, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Slot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slot. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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