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. informal (in soccer) score (a goal) with a precise shot.

↘(slot in/into) fit easily into (a new role or situation).

Derivatives

slotted adjective

Origin

ME (in the sense 'slight depression running down the middle of the chest'): from OFr. esclot, of obscure origin.

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slot²

noun the track of a deer, visible as slotted footprints in soft ground.

Origin

C16: from OFr. esclot 'hoofprint of a horse', prob. from ON slóth 'trail'; cf. sleuth.