slave meaning
UK /sleɪv/ US /sleɪv/ 1 syllable
slave (noun): a person who is owned by someone.
slave has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.
slave as a noun
- a person who is owned by someone
Type of: person
Kinds: bondman, bondwoman, bond servant, creature, galley slave, Scott, Turner, Vesey
- someone who works as hard as a slave
Synonyms: striver, hard worker
Type of: worker
- someone entirely dominated by some influence or person
- a slave to fashion
- a slave to cocaine
- his mother was his abject slave
Type of: person
slave as a verb
- work very hard, like a slave
Synonyms: break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down
Type of: work
Related forms: slavery
slave in a sentence
- Slave revolts interfered with the Middle Passage.
- He said the only answer was a slave rebellion.
- The section chief made me work like a slave.
- I refuse to be treated like a slave by you.
- Zachary Taylor was a slave owner.
How to pronounce slave
slave is pronounced /sleɪv/ in British English and /sleɪv/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Words that rhyme with slave
Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SL · words ending in VE · 5-letter words
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