/sleɪt/
slate
BrE /sleɪt/
NAmE /sleɪt/
[U]
a type of dark grey stone that splits easily into thin flat layers
a slate quarry
The sea was the colour of slate.
[C]
a small thin piece of slate, used for covering roofs
A loose slate had fallen from the roof.
[C] (NAmE)
a list of the candidates in an election
a slate of candidates
the Democratic slate
[C]
a small sheet of slate in a wooden frame, used in the past in schools for children to write on
[C]
a small computer that is easy to carry, that has a screen that you can write on with an electronic pen but no physical keyboard; a Tablet PC™
a clean ˈsheet/ˈslate
a record of your work or behaviour that does not show any mistakes or bad things that you have done
No government operates with a completely clean sheet.
They kept a clean sheet in the match (= no goals were scored against them).
wipe the slate ˈclean
to agree to forget about past mistakes or arguments and start again with a relationship
slate
BrE /sleɪt/
NAmE /sleɪt/
~ sb/sth (for sth)
(BrE)
to criticize sb/sth, especially in a newspaper
to slate a book/play/writer
[usually passive]
to plan that sth will happen at a particular time in the future
The houses were first slated for demolition five years ago.
~ sth to do sth
The new store is slated to open in spring.
[usually passive] (informal, especially NAmE)
to suggest or choose sb for a job, position, etc.
~ sb for sth
I was told that I was being slated for promotion.
~ sb to do sth
He is slated to play the lead in the new musical.