n.
1.a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
2.a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
3.a time assigned on a schedule or agenda
4.a position in a hierarchy or organization
5.the trail of an animal (especially a deer)
6.(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
7.a slot machine that is used for gambling slot v.
1.assign a time slot
Idiom of the Day
knock (someone) off his or her feet
to surprise or shock someone so much that he does not know what to do
When they announced that I had won the prize it knocked me off my feet.