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slot - a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot" |
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slit a long narrow opening
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coin slot a slot through which coins can be inserted into a slot machine
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mail slot a slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be delivered
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slot - a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots" |
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coin machine,
slot machine a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot
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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
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slot - (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory" |
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receptacle a container that is used to put or keep things in
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computer,
computing device,
computing machine,
data processor,
electronic computer,
information processing system a machine for performing calculations automatically
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slot - a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar" |
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position,
spatial relation the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
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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" |
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trail a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
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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" |
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position,
status the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
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slot - assign a time slot; "slot a television program" |
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schedule plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"
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