SLOT

n. v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.

2.
n.

A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Prov. Eng.]

3.
n.

A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.

4.
v.

To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

5.
n.

The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. Milton. As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer. Sir W. Scott.