Definition of Slot machine

1. Noun. A machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot.

Exact synonyms: Coin Machine
Terms within: Coin Box, Coin Slot
Generic synonyms: Machine
Specialized synonyms: One-armed Bandit, Slot, Vending Machine

Definition of Slot machine

1. Noun. Any machine operated by placing a coin or token into a slot. ¹

2. Noun. A gambling machine so operated; a fruit machine or one-armed bandit. ¹

3. Noun. A vending machine. ¹

4. Noun. (context: poker slang) three of a kind sevens ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slot Machine

sloshed
sloshes
sloshier
sloshiest
sloshily
sloshiness
sloshing
sloshingly
sloshings
sloshy
slot-car
slot-hound
slot-loading disc drive
slot in
slot machine
slot machines
slotback
slotbacks
sloth
sloth bear
sloth bears
slothed
slothful
slothfull
slothfully
slothfulness
slothfulnesses
slothhound
slothing

Literary usage of Slot machine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1918)
"So the question presented by the appeal for our decision is, Is a slot machine, such as the appellant admittedly operated in his café, a gambling machine or ..."

2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"slot machine operated with nickels, which, whenever a nickel was deposited, gave chewing gum, etc., but might also give in addition a number of trade checks ..."

3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1908)
"What happens to the slot machine. You have often wondered, perhaps, ... The wonder and mystery of the slot machine is explained below by a clever writer who ..."

4. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"The use of a slot machine, where the element of chance determines whether the prizes are to be given, brings the operation thereof under the definition of ..."

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