fit in a slot

  • 1slot — slot1 /slot/, n., v., slotted, slotting. n. 1. a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, esp. a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter. 2. a place or position, as in a sequence or series …

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  • 2slot — I [[t]slɒt[/t]] n. v. slot•ted, slot•ting 1) a slit or other narrow opening, esp. one for receiving something, as a coin or a letter 2) a place or position, as in a sequence or series 3) cvb an assignment or job opening; position 4) cvb inf… …

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  • 3slot — n. (colloq.) position to fill; fit into a slot * * * [slɒt] fit into a slot (colloq.) [ position ] to fill …

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  • 4slot together — ˌslot to ˈgether [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they slot together he/she/it slots together present participle slotting together past tense …

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  • 5slot — ► NOUN 1) a long, narrow aperture or slit into which something may be fitted or inserted. 2) an allotted place in an arrangement or scheme. ► VERB (slotted, slotting) 1) place or be placed into a slot. 2) (slot in/into) fit ea …

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  • 6slot — slot1 [slät] n. [ME, a bar, bolt < OFr esclot < Frank * sclot; akin to Ger schliessen, to lock: see CLOSE2] 1. a narrow notch, groove, or opening, as a keyway in a piece of machinery, a slit for a coin in a vending machine, etc. 2. any of… …

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  • 7slot in/into — fit easily into (a new role or situation). → slot …

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  • 8slot — slot1 [ slat ] noun count * 1. ) a long narrow hole that you can fit something into: He put a few more coins in the slot. a ) a space inside something, for example a computer, where you can fit a particular part 2. ) a time during a series of… …

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  • 9slot into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms slot into : present tense I/you/we/they slot into he/she/it slots into present participle slotting into past tense slotted into past participle slotted into 1) slot (something) into something to fit something… …

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  • 10slot — slot1 [slɔt US sla:t] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esclot hollow place in the bone in the middle of the chest ] 1.) a long narrow hole in a surface, that you can put something into ▪ Alan dropped another quarter into the slot on the… …

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