slave

Definition

  • noun: someone who is legally owned by another person and is forced to work for that person without pay
  • noun: a person held in servitude as the chattel of another
  • verb: to work very hard
  • verb: to make directly responsive to another mechanism
  • + 'to' or 'of'
  • synonyms: bondman, henchman, bond servant

Examples

  • I 'slaved' all morning to get the work done on time.

  • prisoners being forced to do 'slave labor'

  • The pyramids were built by 'slave labor'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) You're afraid. - Of you? - Of death. You're the last one. You were supposed to be the last. Stark asked for a savior, and settled for a slave. I suppose we're both disappointments. Ha ha ha ha. I suppose we are. Humans are odd. They think order and chaos are somehow opposites, and (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • (..) Tell them you live by the grace of Her Majesty. When they come forward with notions of retribution or ideas about returning the slave cities to their former glory, remind them what happened when Daenerys Stormborn and her dragons came to Meereen. (..)
    2016 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Battle of the Bastards Season: 6 Episode 9
  • (..) come knocking, I need the city of Meereen behind me. I have no choice. Everyone has a choice. Even slaves have a choice... Death or slavery. So what else can I do, hmm? Marry me instead. Even if I wanted to do (..)
    2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: The Gift Season: 5 Episode 7