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| slave [ slayv ] |
noun (plural slaves) |
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1. somebody forced to work for another: somebody who is forced to work for somebody else for no payment and is regarded as the property of that person
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2. dominated person: somebody who is dominated by somebody or by something
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3. somebody accepting another's rule: somebody who meekly accepts being ruled by somebody else
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4. very hard worker: somebody who works hard, in bad conditions, and for low pay
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5. device controlled by another: an electronic or mechanical device that is controlled by another
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often used before a noun
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intransitive verb (past and past participle slaved, present participle slav·ing, 3rd person present singular slaves) |
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work very hard: to work very hard
  I've been slaving away over this manuscript all day.
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adjective |
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1. using slaves: using or relating to enslaved workers
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2. harsh: very harsh and unfair
slave conditions
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| [13th century. Shortening of Old French esclave< medieval Latin s(c)lavus "captive," S(c)lavus "Slav" < Slavic] |
