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slaves away

slaves away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slave away.

Meaning of slave away

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To work very hard.
    • Rochelle is a perfectionistic, timid, dutiful girl, and she has been slaving away for hours on her math.1999, Elizabeth Berger, Raising Kids with Character: Developing Trust and Personal Integrity in Children, Rowman & Littlefield, published 2004, →ISBN, page 107

Questions about slaves away

What is slaves away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Slaves away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slave away.

Words near slaves away in the dictionary

  1. slaveringly
  2. slaverings
  3. slavers
  4. slavery
  5. slaves
  6. slaves away
  7. slaves of the lamp
  8. slaves to fashion
  9. slaves to the wage
  10. slaveship
  11. slaveships

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