slot
To put something into a slotTo put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture).
» Shove it in the slot.
Засунь это в разъём. — Ooneykcall
Засунь его в разъём. — Ooneykcall
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
9 sensesTo put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture).
To assign something or someone into a slot (gap in a schedule or sequence).
assign a time slot
To create a slot (narrow aperture or groove), as for example by cutting or machining.
To put something where it belongs.
(Rhodesia, UK, slang)To kill.
To fall, or cause to fall, into a crevasse.
(informal)To kick the ball between the posts for a goal; to score a goal by doing this.
(Northern England, Scotland, obsolete)To bar, bolt or lock a door or window.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To shut with violence; to slam.
to slot a door
Examples
33 sentencesShove it in the slot.
ruЗасунь это в разъём. — Ooneykcall
Tom took an envelope out of his pocket and put it into the mail slot.
The machine features some ventilation slots.
Tom is addicted to slot machines.
When is the next free slot?
deWann ist der nächste freie Termin? — Melang
Origin
From Middle English slot, from Old French esclot, likely from Old Norse slóð (“track”). AsFrom Middle English slot, from Old French esclot, likely from Old Norse slóð (“track”). As a gambling machine, via clipping of slot machine. Compare sleuth. The scheduling (calendar) sense is by a metaphor whereby the time span is equated with the segment of a page or part of a device that represents it.
From Middle English slot, from Middle Low German slot or Middle Dutch slot, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *slot, from Proto-Germanic *slutą, related to the verb *sleutaną (“to lock”). Cognate with Dutch slot, German Schloss (“door-bolt”).
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Forms
slots, slotting, slotted, slottedWord family
11 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.