slot
noun
- narrow rectangular opening often intended for insertion of something
- placement on a list
- term in ice hockey
verb
- attach by inserting into a slot
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /slɒt/ / /slɑt/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English slot, from Middle Low German slot or Middle Dutch slot, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *slot, from Proto-Germanic *slutą, related to the verb *sleutaną (“to lock”). Cognate with Dutch slot, German Schloss (“door-bolt”). The verb is probably from Middle Dutch sluten (“to close, to lock”) (Modern Dutch sluiten (“to close”)).
- A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc.
- A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece.
- An implement for barring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.
- A fort or castle.
“Thou paydst for building of a slot, That wrought thine own decay.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English slot, from Middle Low German slot or Middle Dutch slot, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *slot, from Proto-Germanic *slutą, related to the verb *sleutaną (“to lock”). Cognate with Dutch slot, German Schloss (“door-bolt”). The verb is probably from Middle Dutch sluten (“to close, to lock”) (Modern Dutch sluiten (“to close”)).
- To bar, bolt or lock a door or window.
- To shut with violence; to slam.
“to slot a door”