Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of slave
"The ancient empire relied on thousands of slaves to work its vast fields."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slave
"He slaves over his homework every night until midnight."
In plain English: To slave is to work extremely hard for a long time, often feeling exhausted by the effort.
"The heavy backpack made me feel like I was carrying my whole world on my back, but then he helped lift it so much that suddenly we weren't slaves to our own burdens anymore."