| Noun | 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"spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" | |
| 2. | slot - a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"coin slot - a slot through which coins can be inserted into a slot machine mail slot - a slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be delivered slit - a long narrow opening | |
| 3. | 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"status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" | |
| 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"trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek" | |
| 6. | slot - (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory"receptacle - an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert | |
| 7. | slot - a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"fruit machine - a coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dials; certain combinations win money for the player | |
| Verb | 1. | slot - assign a time slot; "slot a television programs"schedule - plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week" | |