slave

slave: [[t]sle͟ɪv[/t]]
slaves, slaving, slaved

1) N-COUNT A slave is someone who is the property of another person and has to work for that person.

The state of Liberia was formed a century and a half ago by freed slaves from the United States.

2) N-COUNT: with supp You can describe someone as a slave when they are completely under the control of another person or of a powerful influence.

She may no longer be a slave to the studio system, but she still has a duty to her fans.

3) VERB If you say that a person is slaving over something or is slaving for someone, you mean that they are working very hard.

[V over n] When you're busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove. [Also V, V prep]

Phrasal Verbs:

- slave away

PHRASAL VERB

Slave away means the same as slave. V P He stares at the hundreds of workers slaving away in the intense sun.

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Synonyms:

Bondman, bond-servant, bond-slave, captive, vassal, henchman, dependant / Drudge / Slav, Slavonian, Slavonic, Slavic, Drudge, toil, moil

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slave — [ slav ] adj. et n. • 1575; sclave 1573; lat. médiév. sclavus; cf. esclave ♦ Se dit de peuples d Europe centrale et orientale dont les langues sont apparentées. Peuples slaves. Union slave. ⇒ panslavisme. Le charme slave, qu on prête… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Slave I — is a fictional spacecraft in the Star Wars universe. It first appears in the film under the command of bounty hunter Boba Fett (Jeremy Bulloch), and then in the prequel film commanded by Jango Fett (Temuera Morrison). Slave I also appears in… … Wikipedia
Slave — (sl[=a]v), n. [Cf. F. esclave, D. slaaf, Dan. slave, sclave, Sw. slaf, all fr. G. sklave, MHG. also slave, from the national name of the Slavonians, or Sclavonians (in LL. Slavi or Sclavi), who were frequently made slaves by the Germans. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slave — (slāv) n. 1. One who is owned as the property of someone else, especially in involuntary servitude. 2. One who is subservient to or controlled by another: »his boss s slave. 3. One who is subject to or controlled by a specified influence: »a… … Word Histories
Slave — (engl. für „Sklave“), nicht zu verwechseln mit Slawe, steht für: Master/Slave, ein allgemeines hierarchisches Prinzip der Regelung und Steuerung Slave River, ein Fluss in Kanada Eine devote Person (auch „Sub“ genannt) im BDSM Ein fotografisches… … Deutsch Wikipedia
slave — [slāv] n. [ME sclave < OFr or ML: OFr esclave < ML sclavus, slave, orig., Slav < LGr Sklabos, ult. < OSlav Slovēne, native name of a Slavic people: first used of captives of Slavic orig. in SE Europe] 1. a human being who is owned as… … English World dictionary
Slave — Indian tribe of northwestern Canada, 1789, from SLAVE (Cf. slave) (n.), translating Cree (Algonquian) awahkan captive, slave … Etymology dictionary
Slave — Slave, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slaving}.] To drudge; to toil; to labor as a slave. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slave — (izg. slȇjv) m DEFINICIJA inform. naziv za podređeni, podčinjeni ili sporedni uređaj [primarni slave; sekundarni slave], opr. master (4) ETIMOLOGIJA engl … Hrvatski jezični portal
Slave — (sl[aum]v or sl[a^]v; 277) n. See {Slav}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slave — Slave, v. t. To enslave. Marston. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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