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slave

/sleɪv/noun, verb1 syllable

Slave means: work very hard, like a slave.

Synonyms for slave9

noun, as in someone who works as hard as a slave

striver, hard worker

verb, as in work very hard, like a slave

break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down

also used for slave

wretch, thrall, secondary, worker

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What does slave mean?4

verb

1

work very hard, like a slave

noun

1

someone who works as hard as a slave

2

a person who is owned by someone

3

someone entirely dominated by some influence or person“a slave to fashion”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with slave?17

one syllable

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two syllables

behaveforgaveconcave
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Slave in a sentence

  • Ziri whipped the slave hard, making his back bleed.Amastan
  • We will treat him as a benefactor and a friend, not as a slave.ddnktr
  • A slave dreams not of freedom, but of owning slaves himself.Ooneykcall
  • The ensuing gold rush attracted immigrants, mining companies and slave owners.CM
  • Who does not have two-thirds of his day for himself, is a slave.carlosalberto
  • If the master is not present, the slave does not work.pstamato
  • Originally the trade involved timber and ivory, but later it expanded into slaves.The_World_Factbook
  • Many slaves were freed, but many were not.CK

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Forms of slave

as a noun

plural
slaves

as a verb

past tense
slaved
present participle
slaving
third-person singular
slaves
past participle
slaved