Play
Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.
Usage example: told her son that he needed some time to run and play in the yard after his hard work
Slave
Slave verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: slaving over a hot stove
How words are described
| old | old play | old slave |
| good | good play | good slave |
| perfect | perfect play | perfect slave |
| original | original play | original slave |
| Other adjectives: single, poor, actual, little, new, greek. | ||
Common collocations
| man | play man | slave man |
Both words in one sentence
- Being Tortured Makes You Evil: Not the only reason, but his torture as a slave at the hands of the diamond dogs does play a part in Andrew King's transformation into the Slave King.
Source: Fanfic / The Great Slave King -
In the play The Whipping Man, the whipping man is beaten to death (Off screen) by a slave, using the first whip that the whipping man had used on that slave.
Source: Death by Irony - She complains that her life as bad as a slave's because she had to learn to play piano instead of getting to check out boys.
Source: Series / Underground
Cite this Source
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Play & Slave. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/slave>.
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