Definition of sleave
1. slave [ n ] a person who is owned by someone
Used in print:(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)
During the Brown trial , however , the state 's most powerful Democratic newspaper , the Providence_Daily_Post , stated that Brown was a murderer , a man of blood , and that he and his associates , with the assistance of Republicans and Abolitionists , had plotted not_only the liberation of the slaves but also the overthrow of state and federal_governments .
On October 31 , 1859 , John_Brown was found guilty of treason against the state of Virginia , inciting slave rebellion , and murder .
In her letter to John_Brown , `` E._B. '' , the Quakeress from Newport , had suggested that the American people owed more honor to John_Brown for seeking to free the slaves than they did to George_Washington .
(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)
But I am a slave !
(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)
On shore `` the freed slaves to despotism '' - the town dwellers - watched the ships and waited .
Synonyms slave Related Terms person creature bondman nat_turner bond_servant dred_scott galley_slave denmark_vesey bondwoman2. slave [ n ] someone who works as hard as a slave
Used in print:(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)
Uncle_Randolph and Joel had replanted the bottom_lands with difficulty , for more of the slaves , including Annie , had sneaked_off when the soldiers broke_camp .
Synonyms slave hard_worker striver Related Terms worker3. slave [ a ] held in servitude
Examples:
"he was born of slave parents"
4. slave [ a ] concerned with slaves
Examples:
"slave quarters"
slave trader"
"slave market"
5. slave [ n ] someone entirely dominated by some influence or person
Examples:
"a slave to fashion"
"a slave to cocaine"
"his mother was his abject slave"
6. slave [ v ] work very hard, like a slave
Synonyms break_one's_back knuckle_down buckle_down slave Related Terms workSimilar Spelling
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