| query | If you say that a person is s______ over something or is slaving for someone, you mean that they are working very hard .If you say that a person is slaving over something or is slaving for someone, you mean that they are working very hard . When you're busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove. He stares at the hundreds of workers slaving away in the intense sun. |
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| word | slave |
| full-definition | noun 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. You can describe someone as a slave when they are completely under the control of another person or of a powerful influence. Movie stars used to be slaves to the studio system. verb If you say that a person is slaving over something or is slaving for someone, you mean that they are working very hard . When you're busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove. He stares at the hundreds of workers slaving away in the intense sun. |
| inflections | slavesslavingslaved |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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