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
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.
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Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Poetic License, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in a prime Saturday night slot, is evidence of the emergence of a major triple threat talent (also a producer with Olivia Rosenbloom under their Jewelbox Pictures banner).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Inspired by a pile of cardboard and constructed using the same material, Frank Gehry’s luxe Wiggle chair functions as the perfect compact statement piece that will slot right in next to a library bookshelf or stand on its on in an ultramodern space.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Tagovailoa slid to his right to buy time and was targeting slot receiver Malik Washington on the third-and-3 pass Latu jumped in front of.
—Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Poetic License, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in a prime Saturday night slot, is evidence of the emergence of a major triple threat talent (also a producer with Olivia Rosenbloom under their Jewelbox Pictures banner).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
Leaders intuitively understand that AI is not just another tool to slot into the existing stack.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Inspired by a pile of cardboard and constructed using the same material, Frank Gehry’s luxe Wiggle chair functions as the perfect compact statement piece that will slot right in next to a library bookshelf or stand on its on in an ultramodern space.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Slot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slot. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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