slot

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 events when it is arranged that something will happen:

We kept circling the airport waiting for a landing slot.

The show has returned to its regular slot of 10:30 on Saturdays.

3. ) a job that someone has as part of a team of people:

We are looking for someone to fill a senior management slot.

slot

slot 2 [ slat ] verb

,slot `in phrasal verb

1. ) intransitive or transitive to fit into a narrow space or fit something into a narrow space:

The last tile slotted in neatly.

2. ) transitive to arrange a time for someone or something between other things you have to do:

We could slot you in just before our ten o'clock meeting.

3. ) intransitive to fit well with a group of people or a way of life:

The new members of the team slotted in easily.

,slot `into phrasal verb transitive

1. ) slot (something) into something to fit something into a narrow space, or to fit into a narrow space:

She slotted another tape into the cassette player.

2. ) slot into something to fit well into a group of people or a way of life:

She slotted straight back into the military lifestyle.

slot into place

1. ) to fit exactly in a space, or to fit something exactly into a space

2. ) if something slots into place, you suddenly understand it

,slot to`gether phrasal verb intransitive or transitive

to fit together exactly, or fit things together exactly:

They slot together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.