slashdot
slashdot · slashdots · slashdotted · slashdotting
To render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests…To render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests that result from a link on a very popular web site.
Meaning
1 senses(Internet, dated)To render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests that result from a link on a very popular web site.
Origin
After Slashdot, a site that commonly links to other, smaller sites.After Slashdot, a site that commonly links to other, smaller sites.
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Forms
slashdots, slashdotting, slashdotted, slashdotted| Base form | slashdot · to slashdot |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slashdots |
| Present participle | slashdotting |
| Past simple | slashdotted |
| Past participle | slashdotted |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.