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
sloth 'trail'; cf.
sleuth.