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to slate

to slate

1 7.7
To cover a roof with thin flat stone tiles
  • verb
  • /sleɪt/
translation icon : techar con pizarra

Examples

  • All right, let's slate it.

    X (2022)

  • "Duplicate" items, among other things, were slated for return.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Obama administration shuts down acres of federal land in the West originally slated for oil.

    Blog text (33)

  • Plants in Missouri and Vermont are slated for closure.

    Blog text (16)

  • Aker also has a nearby hemlock tree slated for removal once it dies.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The roof was barely slated before all the wives but Gandy's mother lit out to dodge the polygamy law.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • In 2003, the University of Nebraska responded to declining state support by slating some of its academic programs for elimination and releasing some tenured faculty (Fogg, 2003).

    Academic text (2003)

  • The workers will slate the roof with new tiles next week.

  • The contractor plans to slate the building's exterior to improve its appearance.

  • To enhance the value of the home, they decided to slate the garden shed with slates.

Synonyms

to tile
vsto slate
17 3.0

To cover a surface with flat hard pieces of material

is mainly a practical roof covering rather than a decorative finish
to roof
vsto slate
9 2.8

To cover a building with a top layer to keep out rain

is a method of covering using flat pieces not the whole structure
to shingle
vsto slate
4 6.8

To cover a roof with thin flat pieces of wood or similar material

uses larger flat stone pieces instead of many small flat ones
to reed
vsto slate
  • UK
8.6

To cover a roof with bundles of long grass that grow near water

uses stone pieces rather than woven plant material
to plank over
vsto slate
6.5

To cover a surface with wooden boards

uses flat stone pieces rather than long wooden boards
to tarpaper
vsto slate
  • US
6.8

Cover a roof with tar paper to keep out water

is a long lasting solid covering rather than temporary waterproof sheets

Idioms

to wipe the slate clean
  • Informal
8 5.0

To start fresh by forgetting past mistakes and problems

Compounds

clean slate
  • Informal
21 4.1

A chance to start again without being blamed for past mistakes

blank slate
8 4.8

A situation that gives a fresh start with no past

slate roof
1 3.9

A roof covered with thin, flat pieces of stone

slate-gray
  • US
1 4.8

A dark blue-gray color like a wet stone or a storm sky

slate making
6.0

The process of producing flat stone pieces used for roofs or writing

slate pencil
  • Archaic
9.8

A thin stick of soft stone that people use to write on a slate in old classrooms

slate-black
5.6

Very dark black with a slight bluish grey tint

slate-colored junco
  • US
6.1

A small North American bird with mostly grey feathers and a white belly

slate club
8.4

A group of people who regularly put money into a shared fund and get it before Christmas

slate fence
8.4

A fence made from vertical flat pieces of slate wired together

How Covered

to slate
1 7.7
to cover
∞ 1.0
to leave
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

slate infinitive
slated past
slated past participle
slating present participle
slates third person singular

Etymology

To slate a roof simply means to cover it with thin slate tiles, taking the verb from the name of the rock used for those tiles.