Slave | Mean of slave in English Dictionary
/ˈsleɪv/
- Noun
- someone who is legally owned by another person and is forced to work for that person without pay
- freed/escaped/former slaves
- He treats her like a slave.
- Do it yourself! I'm not your slave!
- a person who is strongly influenced and controlled by something
- She's a slave to fashion.
- a slave of desire
- Verb
- to work very hard
- I slaved all morning to get the work done on time.
- I spent all day slaving over a hot stove. [=I spent all day cooking]
- She's been slaving away at her homework.