slating
s lay ting
- n thin layers of rock used for roofing
- n a severely critical attack
the reviewers gave his book a sound slating - n the act of laying slates for a roof
- v designate or schedule
- v enter on a list or slate for an election
- v cover with slate
- v equip or bar with slats
- v close the slats of (windows)
- A built-in scene recorder would eliminate the slovenly "slating" processphotographing the number of each scene, whacking two boards together to mark the end and beginning of the .
- There's more to it than semantics: slating the deal as a merger bypasses the need to pay shareholder premiums, as would happen in a takeover.
- While roundly slating the Motherland for its handling of the war, while turning ever more hopeful eyes to Washington, Australia has nevertheless bent her back to the Empire .