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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Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
In New Orleans, musicians diversify, stepping into open slots when needed, signing up for myriad parades and krewes.
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The Phillies could very well slot Suárez for Game 3, just to add another potential Game 1 weapon.
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Noun
The right edge also holds a microSD card slot and headphone jack.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
In New Orleans, musicians diversify, stepping into open slots when needed, signing up for myriad parades and krewes.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
The rounded piston heads, slotted into a rounded chamber to match, offered higher efficiency with less energy lost to heat while fuel is combusted before being sent out as exhaust.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The Phillies could very well slot Suárez for Game 3, just to add another potential Game 1 weapon.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Slot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slot. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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