slot in

English

Verb

slot in (third-person singular simple present slots in, present participle slotting in, simple past and past participle slotted in)

1. (transitive) To put something into a slot.
2. To put something into its desired place
   • 2011 February 1, Mandeep Sanghera, “Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Darren Bent slotted in a Stewart Downing cross to give Villa hope but that was ended when defender Nemanja Vidic thumped in United's third.

3. To schedule something for a particular time.

   I'll slot you in between my 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock appointment.

Anagrams

• Liston, Tilson, Tolins, tonsil