Verb: slave away
- Work hard on something
"She slaved away at her thesis";
- beaver [informal], beaver away [informal], grind away
- Work doggedly or persistently
"She keeps slaving away at her dissertation";
- plug away, peg away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone [informal], keep one's shoulder to the wheel [informal], grind away
Derived forms: slaving away, slaves away, slaved away
Type of: work