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slate

noun/verb

/sleɪt/

Meaning

a fine-grained rock used for roofing or writing; to schedule or designate for a task

The meeting is slated for next Monday.

clean slate

schedule, plan, arrange, designate

cancel, unschedule

slate roof, slated for, clean slate, political slate

A signal or prompt for action; to give a signal.

a sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose; to provide money for

A metal shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles; also to restrain with such shackles.

A significant change in business strategy or direction.

A stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision.

A means of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or more of which are drawn at random for a...