slate
/sleɪt/ verb C2- To cover (a building, or part of a building such as a floor or roof) with slates (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1).
- To appoint or designate (someone or something); also, to nominate or propose (someone or something); specifically (politics), to nominate or propose (a candidate) for an office.
- To expect (something) with a (strong) degree of certainty; to anticipate, to predict. · The next version of our software is slated to be the best release ever.
- To plan or schedule (something). · The election was slated for November 2nd.
- To provide synchronization information about (a scene, take, etc., of a film recording) using a slate (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.3.1).
- To scrape (an animal hide) with a slater (“blade originally made of slate”) to remove hairs.
- To cover a building, or part of a building with slates (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1).
- To provide a film recording with synchronization information, especially using a slate (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.3.1).
He/she/it slates · Past slated · Past participle slated · -ing form slating
Verb forms
- Base form
- slate
- He/she/it
- slates
- Past
- slated
- Past participle
- slated
- -ing form
- slating
From the library
catch hold of this rope—Will the roof bear?—Mind that loose slate—Oh, it’s coming down!
She did it so quickly that the poor little juror (it was Bill, the Lizard) could not make out at all what had become of it; so, after hunting all about for it, he was obliged to write with one finger for the rest of the day; and this was of very little use, as it left no mark on the slate.
(The unfortunate little Bill had left off writing on his slate with one finger, as he found it made no mark; but he now hastily began again, using the ink, that was trickling down his face, as long as it lasted.)
The long grass rustled at her feet as the White Rabbit hurried by—the frightened Mouse splashed his way through the neighbouring pool—she could hear the rattle of the teacups as the March Hare and his friends shared their never-ending meal, and the shrill voice of the Queen ordering off her unfortunate guests to execution—once more the pig-baby was sneezing on the Duchess’s knee, while plates and dishes crashed around it—once more the shriek of the Gryphon, the squeaking of the Lizard’s slate-pencil, and the choking of the suppressed guinea-pigs, filled the air, mixed up with the distant sobs of the miserable Mock Turtle.
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