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The correct spelling is slaves.
How to pronounce slaves
/sleɪvz/
nounIPA: /sleɪvz/
Say it like: Sla-ves
The correct spelling is slaves. A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control. For example: "a slave to passion, to strong drink, or to ambition"
Usage Examples
“a slave to passion, to strong drink, or to ambition”
“I was slaving all day over a hot stove.”
“to slave a hard disk”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
- 2.A drudge; one who labors or is obliged (e.g. by prior contract) to labor like a slave with limited rights, e.g. an indentured servant.
- 3.An abject person.
- 4.One who has no power of resistance (to something), one who surrenders to or is under the domination (of something).
- 5.(BDSM) A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually and/or personally) serving one or more masters or mistresses.
verb
- 1.To work as a slaver, to enslave people.
- 2.To work hard.
- 3.To place a device under the control of another.
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