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English noun: slot | |||
| 1. | slot (communication) a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable | ||
| Samples | He developed a version of slot grammar. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position, spatial relation | ||
| 2. | slot (artifact) a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail) | ||
| Samples | He put a quarter in the slot. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | slit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coin slot, mail slot | ||
| 3. | slot (time) a time assigned on a schedule or agenda | ||
| Samples | The TV program has a new time slot. An aircraft landing slot. | ||
| Synonyms | time slot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interval, time interval | ||
| 4. | slot (state) a position in a hierarchy or organization | ||
| Samples | Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks. She beat some tough competition for the number one slot. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position, status | ||
| 5. | slot (object) the trail of an animal (especially a deer) | ||
| Samples | He followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trail | ||
| 6. | slot (artifact) (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board | ||
| Samples | The PC had three slots for additional memory. | ||
| Synonyms | expansion slot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | receptacle | ||
| Domain category | computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | ||
| 7. | slot (artifact) a slot machine that is used for gambling | ||
| Samples | They spend hours and hours just playing the slots. | ||
| Synonyms | one-armed bandit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coin machine, slot machine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fruit machine | ||
English verb: slot | |||
| 1. | slot (cognition) assign a time slot | ||
| Samples | Slot a television program. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | schedule | ||
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