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slave
noun
-
slave
,
slaving
,
slaves
,
slaved
a
person
who
is
legally
owned
by
someone
else
and
forced
to
work
without
pay
or
freedom
•
In
the
museum
,
a
statue
honors
the
courage
of
a
slave
who
escaped
to
freedom
.
In
the
museum
,
a
statue
honors
the
courage
of
a
slave
who
escaped
to
freedom
.
•
During
the
auction
,
families
of
slaves
were
cruelly
separated
.
During
the
auction
,
families
of
slaves
were
cruelly
separated
.
Middle
English
‘
sclave
’
via
Old
French
from
Medieval
Latin
‘
sclavus
’,
originally
meaning
‘
Slav
’,
because
many
Slavic
people
were
captured
and
sold
as
slaves
in
the
early
Middle
Ages
.
noun
-
slave
,
slaving
,
slaves
,
slaved
someone
who
is
completely
controlled
by
a
habit
,
desire
,
or
influence
•
Marcus
is
a
slave
to
fashion
and
buys
every
new
trend
he
sees
online
.
Marcus
is
a
slave
to
fashion
and
buys
every
new
trend
he
sees
online
.
•
Don't
become
a
slave
to
your
smartphone
notifications
.
Don't
become
a
slave
to
your
smartphone
notifications
.
Figurative
use
from
the
literal
sense
‘
one
in
bondage
’,
attested
since
the
16th
century
.
verb
-
slave
,
slaving
,
slaves
,
slaved
to
work
very
hard
for
a
long
time
,
especially
at
dull
or
exhausting
tasks
•
She
slaved
over
the
stove
to
prepare
the
festival
feast
.
She
slaved
over
the
stove
to
prepare
the
festival
feast
.
•
He
has
been
slaving
at
the
office
all
week
to
finish
the
project
.
He
has
been
slaving
at
the
office
all
week
to
finish
the
project
.
Verb
use
dates
from
the
late
16th
century
,
originally
meaning
‘
to
be
a
slave
’;
by
the
18th
century
it
gained
the
extended
sense
of
working
very
hard
.
noun
-
slave
,
slaving
,
slaves
,
slaved
a
device
,
machine
,
or
computer
process
that
is
controlled
by
another
,
called
the
master
•
The
engineer
configured
the
sensor
as
a
slave
device
in
the
network
.
The
engineer
configured
the
sensor
as
a
slave
device
in
the
network
.
•
Each
motor
acts
as
a
slave
controlled
by
the
central
processor
.
Each
motor
acts
as
a
slave
controlled
by
the
central
processor
.
Adopted
in
engineering
and
computing
in
the
early
20th
century
,
extending
the
hierarchy
implied
by
the
human
sense
.
