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slaved

slaved is the simple past and past participle of slave.

Meaning of slave

Verb

slave (third-person singular simple present slaves, present participle slaving, simple past and past participle slaved)

  1. To work as a slaver, to enslave people.
    • MASSINISSA: Wilt thou be slaved?
      SOPHONISBA: No, free1606, John Marston, The Wonder of Women
  2. (intransitive) To work hard.
    • I was slaving all day over a hot stove.
  3. (transitive) To place a device under the control of another.
    • to slave a hard disk

See all 11 meanings of slave

Phrases with slaved

Questions about slaved

What is slaved the simple past and past participle of?
Slaved is the simple past and past participle of slave.

Words near slaved in the dictionary

  1. slaveboys
  2. slavebreeding
  3. slavecatcher
  4. slavecatchers
  5. slavecatching
  6. slaved
  7. slaved away
  8. slavedealer
  9. slavedealers
  10. slavedealing
  11. slavedom

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