slot

slot in

1. Literally, to place, fit, or insert something into a narrow opening. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "slot" and "in." You just slot in the coins and press "Start" to begin the game. He slotted the book in alongside the others on the shelf. The talented winger slotted in the pass right between the defenders and into position for his teammate to score the winning goal.
2. To be able to fit in and work very well as a part of some existing group. So far the new project manager has slotted in really well here. A lot people had doubts about her ability to replace the team's venerated goaltender, but she slotted in brilliantly straight away.
3. To merge or blend harmoniously in tandem with something. Thankfully, the job slots in pretty well with my undergraduate studies. Her research slotted in with a prevailing theory among paleontologists.
4. To make time for someone or (to do) something between other previously arranged engagements or appointments. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "slot" and "in." I know that the masseuse is particularly busy on Saturday, but I may be able to slot you in sometime after lunch. I'm trying to slot in a yoga class on Monday between my two major business meetings. I find that it really helps keep me calm and focused.
See also: slot

slots

slang The gambling game that is played on a slot machine, or slot machines themselves. I'm no good at card games, so I usually stick to slots whenever we're in Vegas. I'll be over feeding the slots if you need me.
See also: slot
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

slots

n. slots machines. (Usually plural.) He won three large just on the slots.
See also: slot
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • slot in
  • slots
  • load in
  • angle
  • angling
  • orient
  • orient to
  • orient to (something)
  • piece out
  • spiffed up
References in periodicals archive
It is apparent that, regardless of the feed, the surface currents were sinusoidal along the length of the spiral arms and in opposite directions on opposing slot faces.
A spiral shaped slot as a broad-band slotted waveguide antenna
Requisitioning new slots that the airline does not intend to operate or for gaining improved priority also considered misuse of slots.
Sanctions for airport slot misuse tightened
Airlines holding slots they do not intend to use or keeping the same to deny their use by rival carriers will be counted as cases of misuse, the DOTr said.
Gov't drive up vs hoarders of NAIA landing, takeoff slots
DOTr to impose tougher sanctions on airlines misusing airport slots !-- -- (Philstar.com) - June 20, 2019 - 12:06pm MANILA, Philippines Airline operators at Ninoy Aquino International Airport found misusing their airport slots will face tougher sanctions, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
DOTr to impose tougher sanctions on airlines misusing airport slots
If t <[phi](x, y) < [tau] + [tau], [P.sub.x] (x's P slot) will overlap [A.sub.y] in one period (see Fig.
ODM: A Neighbor Discovery Protocol Based on Optimal Discovery Model in WSNs
The commission said to date, since the opening of the first casino in November 2006, revenue from slot machine play has totaled $24.8 billion, resulting in a tax generation of $13.3 billion.View the full article from Lehigh Valley Business at http://www.lvb.com/article/20180709/LVB01/180709892/pa-casinos-bring-in-slightly-more-slot-revenue-for-last-fiscal-year.
Pa. casinos bring in slightly more slot revenue for last fiscal year
Edgewise brackets introduction in 1928 laid the foundation of contemporary preadjusted edgewise brackets.1 Both Angle edgewise brackets and Andrews preadjusted edgewise brackets were available in 0.022" x 0.028" slot .
MANUFACTURER TOLERANCE IN SLOT HEIGHT OF 0.022-INCH MAXILLARY CANINE BRACKETS
UWB antenna miniaturization design in this paper will adopt the basic form of a 1/4 wave slot line.
Design of L-Shaped Open-Slot Antenna Used in UAV Airborne Communication System
The parameters of the 0.5HP induction motor equivalent circuit of two different stator slot size are shown in Fig.
AN INVESTIGATION THE EFFECT OF STATOR SLOT OPTIMIZATION IN 0.5HP THREE PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR VIA FEM
After inserting the Reliance Jio SIM in the secondary SIM slot, i.e.
MediaTek powered dual-SIM smartphones have a big issue with 4G-only SIM cards
"That usually lasts me a couple of hours, which is what I'm looking for" he told a Liberty Slots customer service rep.
Liberty Slots Player Turns Small Deposit Into Huge Bank Roll on Independence Day
Currently, the Hadoop framework has static slot configuration with predefined number of map slots and reduce slots on each working node of the entire cluster.
Self-adjustable MapReduce slot configurations for Hadoop clusters
This newest addition to Elma's VPX backplane line is ideal for highly integrated applications that require slots with optical or RF connectivity together with high speed connections to a processor slot.
Elma product provides optical, RF slots
ySTANBUL (CyHAN)- The slots of 26 political parties on ballots in the upcoming local elections slated for March 30 were announced on Monday.
Political parties' slots on ballots announced
CCH is mainly for transmitting high priority short messages especially for control information to determine in which time slot the nodes can be accessed on the CCH and SCHs.
TDMA-based control channel access for IEEE 802.11p in VANETs