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# slot

noun (a slot, slots); verb (slot, slots, slotted, slotting)

«slot» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A slot is a long, narrow opening where you put something in, like a coin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slot/#m1)
2. A slot is a place or time set aside for something in a list or timetable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slot/#m2)
3. To slot something is to put it into a space where it fits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slot/#m3)
4. (informal, sport) To slot the ball is to score neatly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slot/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: coin slots, card slots, time slots for appointments. In maths and puzzles: slotting shapes in. In sport commentary: «He slotted it into the net». Phrases: «time slot», «coin slot», «slot in», «slot machine».

### Examples

- Put a coin in the slot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slot/#x1)
- We booked a 10 o'clock slot for swimming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slot/#x2)
- The piece slotted neatly into the puzzle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slot/#x3)
- He slotted the ball into the corner of the net. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slot/#x4)
- The card goes in this slot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slot/#x5)
- There are 6 time slots of 20 minutes each, making 2 hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slot/#x6)

### Note

Double t: slotted, slotting. A slot machine is a gambling machine — only for adults.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «slot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«slot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/slot.html) on Mova free.