Slave (song)
WordNet

noun


(1)   A person who is owned by someone
(2)   Someone who works as hard as a slave
(3)   Someone entirely dominated by some influence or person
"A slave to fashion"
"A slave to cocaine"
"His mother was his abject slave"

verb


(4)   Work very hard, like a slave
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Alternative forms


α-forms ([skl]-initial):
    • sclaue
    • sclaue
    • sclave
    • sclaue
    • sklaw
    • sklaue
    • sklave

β-forms ([sl]-initial):
    • slaif
    • slaue
    • slave
    • slaue
    • slave


Etymology


From , from , from < Byzantine < Old Slavonic словѣнинъ, словѣне (Slav). Slavs were often enslaved during the early Middle Ages, hence the semantic correspondence.
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Noun



  1. A person who is the property of another person and whose labor and also whose life often is subject to the owner's volition.
  2. A person who is legally obliged by prior contract (oral or written) to work for another, with contractually limited rights to bargain; an indentured servant.
  3. A person who is forced against his/her will to perform, for another person or other persons, sexual acts or other personal services on a regular or continuing basis.
  4. A device that is controlled by another device.
  5. An information worker who has signed a non-compete clause in return for employment.

Verb



  1. To work hard.
    I was slaving all day over a hot stove.
 
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