Hypertext Webster Gateway: "slot"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slot \Slot\, n. [LG. & D. slot a lock, from a verb meaning to
close., to shut, D. sluiten; akin to G. schliessen, OHG.
sliozan, OFries. sl?ta, and probably to L. claudere. Cf.
{Close}, {Sluice}.]
1. A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.
2. A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Prov. Eng.]
3. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one
for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slot \Slot\, v. t. [See {Slot} a bar.]
To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door. [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slot \Slot\, n. [Cf. Icel. sl??, and E. sleuth.]
The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. --Milton.
As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer. --Sir
W. Scott.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
slot
n 1: a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which
a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he
developed a version of slot grammar"
2: a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
3: a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has
a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" [syn: {time
slot}]
4: 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: the trail of an animal (especially a deer)
6: (computers) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a
plug-in circuit board [syn: {expansion slot}]
7: a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours
and hours just playing the slots" [syn: {one-armed bandit}]
v : assign a time slot; "slot a television programs"
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