Definitions:

1. a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable noun
   • I developed a version of slot grammar.
2. a position in a hierarchy or organization noun
   • Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks
3. a slot machine that is used for gambling noun
   • they spend hours and hours just playing the slots
4. a small slit, as for inserting a coin or depositing mail noun
   • I put a quarter in the slot.
5. a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board noun
   • The PC had three slots for additional memory.
6. a time assigned on a schedule or agenda noun
   • the TV program has a new time slot
7. assign a time slot verb
   • slot a television program
8. the trail of an animal, especially a deer noun
   • I followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees.

Synonyms:

• expansion slot
• one-armed bandit
• time slot

NearBy Words:

• sloth
• slothful
• slothfulness