slate

[ sleyt ]

/ sleɪt /

noun

a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.

a thin piece or plate of this rock or a similar material, used especially for roofing or as a writing surface.

a dull, dark bluish gray.

a list of candidates, officers, etc., to be considered for nomination, appointment, election, or the like.

verb (used with object), slat·ed, slat·ing.

to cover with or as with slate.

to write or set down for nomination or appointment: the district leader slated for city judge.

to plan or designate (something) for a particular place and time; schedule: The premiere was slated for January.

to censure or criticize harshly or violently; scold.

to punish severely.

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Idioms for slate

clean slate, an unsullied record; a record marked by creditable conduct: to start over with a clean slate.

Origin of slate

1300–50; Middle English sclate < Middle French esclate, feminine of esclat piece split off; see slat¹

Words nearby slate

slashfest, slashing, slat, slat back, slatch, slate, slate black, slate blue, slate-colored junco, slated for, be, slater

Definition for slated (2 of 2)

slate²

[ sleyt ]

/ sleɪt /

verb (used with object), slat·ed, slat·ing. British.

to sic or set a dog on (a person or animal).

Origin of slate

1300–50; Middle English slayten < Old Norse *sleita; cognate with Old English slǣtan

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Example sentences from the Web for slated

Block 3F is slated for release in 2019, but who knows how much that will slip?
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Some few superior crofters' houses have slated roofs, and modern grates with flues and regular chimneys.
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Stener, although he had served two terms, was slated for reelection.
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“Kell, you are slated to pull off one more stunt,” Jimmie addressed the cringing heap.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930|Various
With the exception of this street and the quay, with their whitewashed and slated houses, it is a town of cabins.
The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh: The Irish Sketch Book|William Makepeace Thackeray
The church is on the plan of a cross without aisles; the choir is vaulted with a pointed barrel vault, and the roof is slated.
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British Dictionary definitions for slated (1 of 2)

slate¹

/ (sleɪt) /

noun

a compact fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the effects of heat and pressure on shale. It can be split into thin layers along natural cleavage planes and is used as a roofing and paving material
(as modifier)a slate tile

a roofing tile of slate

(formerly) a writing tablet of slate

a dark grey colour, often with a purplish or bluish tinge

mainly US and Canadian a list of candidates in an election

films

the reference information written on a clapperboard
informal the clapperboard itself

clean slate a record without dishonour

have a slate loose British and Irish informal to be eccentric or crazy

on the slate British informal on credit

wipe the slate clean informal to make a fresh start, esp by forgetting past differences

verb (tr)

to cover (a roof) with slates

mainly US to enter (a person's name) on a list, esp on a political slate

to choose or destinehe was slated to go far
to plan or schedulethe trial is slated to begin in three weeks

adjective

of the colour slate

Word Origin for slate

C14: from Old French esclate, from esclat a fragment; see slat 1

British Dictionary definitions for slated (2 of 2)

slate²

/ (sleɪt) /

verb (tr) informal, mainly British

to criticize harshly; censure

to punish or defeat severely

Word Origin for slate

C19: probably from slate 1

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Scientific definitions for slated

slate

[ slāt ]

A fine-grained metamorphic rock that forms when shale undergoes metamorphosis. Slate splits into thin layers with smooth surfaces. It ranges in color from gray to black or from red to green, depending on the minerals contained in the shale from which it formed.

Idioms and Phrases with slated

slate

In addition to the idiom beginning with slate

slated for, be

also see:

clean slate

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slate

noun

verb (used with object), slat·ed, slat·ing.