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slaver — Ⅰ. slaver [1] ► NOUN historical 1) a person dealing in or owning slaves. 2) a ship used for transporting slaves. Ⅱ. slaver [2] ► NOUN 1) saliva running from the mouth … English terms dictionary
slaver — [[t]slæ̱və(r)[/t]] slavers, slavering, slavered 1) VERB If an animal slavers, liquid comes from its mouth, for example because it is about to attack and eat something. Mad guard dogs slavered at the end of their chains. [V ing] ...the wolf s… … English dictionary
slaver — 1 verb (I) to let saliva (=liquid produced inside your mouth) come out of your mouth, especially because you are hungry: The dog started slavering at the sight of the bone. slaver over sth phrasal verb (T) informal to be very excited about… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slaver — slaver1 [ sleɪvə] noun historical a person dealing in or owning slaves. ↘a ship used for transporting slaves. slaver2 [ slavə, sleɪvə] noun 1》 saliva running from the mouth. 2》 archaic excessive or obsequious flattery. verb 1》 … English new terms dictionary
slaver — I UK [ˈslævə(r)] / US [ˈslævər] verb [intransitive] Word forms slaver : present tense I/you/we/they slaver he/she/it slavers present participle slavering past tense slavered past participle slavered 1) if a dog or other animal slavers, liquid… … English dictionary
slaver — slav|er1 [ slævər ] verb intransitive if a dog or other animal slavers, liquid comes out of its mouth when it is hungry or when it has been running fast a. to show your excitement about something in a silly way: slaver after/over: She s not going … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slaver — 1. n. hist. a ship or person engaged in the slave trade. 2. n. & v. n. 1 saliva running from the mouth. 2 a fulsome or servile flattery. b drivel, nonsense. v.intr. 1 let saliva run from the mouth, dribble. 2 (foll. by over) show excessive… … Useful english dictionary
slaver — Synonyms and related words: adulate, apple polish, babble, be insane, beslobber, beslubber, blandish, bootlick, cajole, compliment, conceit, cower, cringe, dote, dribble, drivel, drool, expectorate, expectoration, fawn upon, flatter, foam, froth … Moby Thesaurus
slaver — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. slobber, drivel; fawn. See excretion, servility. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To let saliva run from the mouth: dribble, drivel, drool, salivate, slobber. See DRY, MOUTH. 2. To support… … English dictionary for students
slaver — v 1. slobber, slabber, drool, drip saliva, drivel. 2. fawn or fawn upon, toady or toady to, truckle or truckle to, toadeat, Sl. fall all over … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
