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freebased

freebased is the simple past and past participle of freebase.

Meaning of freebase

Verb

freebase (third-person singular simple present freebases, present participle freebasing, simple past and past participle freebased)

  1. To purify a drug by crystallization.
  2. To use a purified drug, especially cocaine, by heating it and inhaling the fumes produced.
    • Richard, one of my friends in L.A., claimed to have invented freebasing— smoking cocaine in its base form—though it's likely that what he meant was that he introduced a whole bunch of people to the process.2009, Mackenzie Phillips, High On Arrival, page 82

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Questions about freebased

What is freebased the simple past and past participle of?
Freebased is the simple past and past participle of freebase.

Words near freebased in the dictionary

  1. freeballs
  2. freebander
  3. freebanders
  4. freebanding
  5. freebase
  6. freebased
  7. freebaser
  8. freebasers
  9. freebases
  10. freebasing
  11. freebee

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