"slots" in the noun sense
1. slot
a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
"he developed a version of slot grammar"
2. slot
a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail
"he put a quarter in the slot"
3. time slot, slot
a time assigned on a schedule or agenda
"the TV program has a new time slot"
"an aircraft landing slot"
4. slot
a position in a hierarchy or organization
"Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"
"she beat some tough competition for the number one slot"
5. slot
the trail of an animal (especially a deer
"he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"
6. slot, expansion slot
computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
"the PC had three slots for additional memory"
7. slot, one-armed bandit
a slot machine that is used for gambling
"they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"
"slots" in the verb sense
1. slot
assign a time slot
"slot a television program"
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