slot

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slot /sl'ɒt/ (slots slotting slotted)
1 [N-COUNT]
A slot is a narrow opening in a machine or container, for example a hole that you put coins in to make a machine work.
He dropped a coin into the slot and dialed.
2 [VERB] V n into/in/onto n, V into/in/onto n, V n with adv
If you slot something into something else, or if it slots into it, you put it into a space where it fits.
He was slotting a CD into a CD player...
The car seat belt slotted into place easily...
She slotted in a fresh filter.
3 [N-COUNT] oft n N
A slot in a schedule or scheme is a place in it where an activity can take place.
Visitors can book a time slot a week or more in advance...slot ma|chine (slot machines)
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A slot machine is a machine from which you can get food or cigarettes or on which you can gamble. You make it work by putting coins into a slot.time slot (time slots)
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A television or radio programme's time slot is the time when it is broadcast.
90 per cent of listeners had stayed with the programme when it changed its time slot.

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