slave

  • 21slave — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ escaped, fugitive, runaway ▪ emancipated, freed ▪ former ▪ the son of former slaves …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 22slave — 01. The first African [slaves] arrived in the U.S. in 1619, and were imported to work on tobacco plantations. 02. He treats his wife like a [slave]. He doesn t do any housework or help her in any way. 03. Many African [slaves] captured for sale… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 23slave — {{11}}slave (n.) late 13c., person who is the property of another, from O.Fr. esclave (13c.), from M.L. Sclavus slave (Cf. It. schiavo, Fr. esclave, Sp. esclavo), originally Slav (see SLAV (Cf. Slav)), so called because of the many Slavs sold… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 24slave — I n. 1) to free, liberate a slave 2) a fugitive, runaway slave 3) (fig.) a slave to (a slave to a habit) 4) (misc.) to buy; sell slaves II v. (d; intr.) to slave over (to slave over a hot stove) * * * [sleɪv] liberate a slave runaway slave sell… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 25slave — I UK [sleɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms slave : singular slave plural slaves ** a) someone who belongs by law to another person as their property and has to obey them and work for them b) someone who works very hard for someone else and… …

    English dictionary

  • 26Slave — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Slave », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le terme Slave peut désigner plusieurs… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 27slave — slave1 [sleıv] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Sclavus ( SLAVIC); because in the early Middle Ages many Slavic people in central Europe were slaves] 1.) someone who is owned by another person… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28slave — slave1 [ sleıv ] noun count ** someone who belongs by law to another person as their property and has to obey them and work for them a. someone who works very hard for someone else and does not get much help or money be a slave to/of something to …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29slave — [[t]sle͟ɪv[/t]] slaves, slaving, slaved 1) N COUNT A slave is someone who is the property of another person and has to work for that person. The state of Liberia was formed a century and a half ago by freed slaves from the United States. 2) N… …

    English dictionary

  • 30slave — en·slave; en·slave·ment; slave; slave·less; slave·ling; …

    English syllables