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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfriːˌbeɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfriˌbeɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(frē′bās′)

Inflections of 'freebase' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

freebases: v 3rd person singular

freebasing: v pres p

freebased: v past

freebased: v past p

free•base or free-base /ˈfriˌbeɪs/USA pronunciation v., -based, -bas•ing

Drugs[~ + object] to purify (cocaine) by dissolving under heat with ether.
[no object] to smoke freebased cocaine.

free•base (frē′bās′),USA pronunciation v., -based, -bas•ing, n. [Slang.]
v.t.

Drugs, Slang Termsto purify (cocaine) by dissolving in ether, sodium hydroxide, etc., and filtering off the precipitate.
Drugs, Slang Termsto ingest (freebased cocaine).

v.i.

Drugs, Slang Termsto freebase cocaine.

Drugs, Slang Termsfreebased cocaine.

Also, free′-base′.

free + base¹ 1975–80

free′bas′er, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

freebase /ˈfriːˌbeɪs/ n

slang cocaine that has been refined by heating it in ether or some other solvent

vb (freebases, freebasing, freebased)

to refine (cocaine) in this way
to smoke or inhale the fumes from (refined cocaine)

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