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ˌslot (sth) ˈinto sth — phrasal verb to fit something into a narrow space, or to fit into a narrow space She slotted another tape into the cassette player.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
slot — ► NOUN 1) a long, narrow aperture or slit into which something may be fitted or inserted. 2) an allotted place in an arrangement or scheme. ► VERB (slotted, slotting) 1) place or be placed into a slot. 2) (slot in/into) fit ea … English terms dictionary
slot — slot1 [ slat ] noun count * 1. ) a long narrow hole that you can fit something into: He put a few more coins in the slot. a ) a space inside something, for example a computer, where you can fit a particular part 2. ) a time during a series of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slot — slot1 [slɔt US sla:t] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esclot hollow place in the bone in the middle of the chest ] 1.) a long narrow hole in a surface, that you can put something into ▪ Alan dropped another quarter into the slot on the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slot into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms slot into : present tense I/you/we/they slot into he/she/it slots into present participle slotting into past tense slotted into past participle slotted into 1) slot (something) into something to fit something… … English dictionary
slot — [[t]slɒ̱t[/t]] slots, slotting, slotted 1) N COUNT A slot is a narrow opening in a machine or container, for example a hole that you put coins in to make a machine work. He dropped a coin into the slot and dialed. 2) V ERG If you slot something… … English dictionary
slot — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Slot is used after these nouns: ↑card, ↑mail, ↑memory {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ easily, neatly, simply ▪ together … Collocations dictionary
slot — [slɒt] noun [C] I 1) a long narrow hole or space that you can fit something through or into He put a coin in the slot.[/ex] 2) a time between other events when it is arranged that something will happen We circled the airport waiting for a landing … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
slot — slot1 noun 1》 a long, narrow aperture or slit into which something may be fitted or inserted. 2》 an allotted place in an arrangement or scheme such as a broadcasting schedule. verb (slots, slotting, slotted) place or be placed into a slot. ↘Brit … English new terms dictionary
slot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, the hollow at the base of the throat above the breastbone, from Anglo French esclot hoofprint, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German slag blow, hoofprint; probably from its resemblance to a hoofprint… … New Collegiate Dictionary
