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Definition of Slave
1. Verb. Work very hard, like a slave.
Generic synonyms: Do Work, Work
Derivative terms: Slavery
2. Noun. A person who is owned by someone.
Specialized synonyms: Bondman, Bondsman, Bondmaid, Bondswoman, Bondwoman, Bond Servant, Creature, Puppet, Tool, Galley Slave
Specialized synonyms: Dred Scott, Scott, Nat Turner, Turner, Denmark Vesey, Vesey
3. Noun. Someone who works as hard as a slave.
4. Noun. Someone entirely dominated by some influence or person. "His mother was his abject slave"
Definition of Slave
1. n. See Slav.
2. n. A person who is held in bondage to another; one who is wholly subject to the will of another; one who is held as a chattel; one who has no freedom of action, but whose person and services are wholly under the control of another.
3. v. i. To drudge; to toil; to labor as a slave.
4. v. t. To enslave.
Definition of Slave
1. Proper noun. (alternative form of Slavey) ¹
2. Noun. A person who is the property of another person and whose labor and also whose life often is subject to the owner's volition. ¹
3. Noun. 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. ¹
4. Noun. 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. ¹
5. Noun. (engineering) A device that is controlled by another device. ¹
6. Noun. (engineering) An information worker who has signed a non-compete clause in return for employment. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive) To work hard. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slave
1. to work like a slave (one who is owned by another) [v SLAVED, SLAVING, SLAVES]
Medical Definition of Slave
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1. A person who is held in bondage to another; one who is wholly subject to the will of another; one who is held as a chattel; one who has no freedom of action, but whose person and services are wholly under the control of another. " thou our slave, Our captive, at the public mill our drudge?" (Milton)
2. One who has lost the power of resistance; one who surrenders himself to any power whatever; as, a slave to passion, to lust, to strong drink, to ambition.
3. A drudge; one who labors like a slave.
4. An abject person; a wretch.