freeload


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free·load

 (frē′lōd′)
intr.v. free·load·ed, free·load·ing, free·loads Slang
To take advantage of the charity, generosity, or hospitality of others.

free′load′er n.
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freeload

(ˈfriːˌləʊd)
vb
(intr) slang to act as a freeloader; sponge
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free•load

(ˈfriˈloʊd, -ˌloʊd)
Informal. v.i.
1. to take advantage of the generosity of others without offering to help financially.
v.t.
2. to get by freeloading: to freeload meals.
[1950–55, Amer.; back formation from freeloader]
free′load`er, n.
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freeload


Past participle: freeloaded
Gerund: freeloading

Imperative
freeload
freeload
Present
I freeload
you freeload
he/she/it freeloads
we freeload
you freeload
they freeload
Preterite
I freeloaded
you freeloaded
he/she/it freeloaded
we freeloaded
you freeloaded
they freeloaded
Present Continuous
I am freeloading
you are freeloading
he/she/it is freeloading
we are freeloading
you are freeloading
they are freeloading
Present Perfect
I have freeloaded
you have freeloaded
he/she/it has freeloaded
we have freeloaded
you have freeloaded
they have freeloaded
Past Continuous
I was freeloading
you were freeloading
he/she/it was freeloading
we were freeloading
you were freeloading
they were freeloading
Past Perfect
I had freeloaded
you had freeloaded
he/she/it had freeloaded
we had freeloaded
you had freeloaded
they had freeloaded
Future
I will freeload
you will freeload
he/she/it will freeload
we will freeload
you will freeload
they will freeload
Future Perfect
I will have freeloaded
you will have freeloaded
he/she/it will have freeloaded
we will have freeloaded
you will have freeloaded
they will have freeloaded
Future Continuous
I will be freeloading
you will be freeloading
he/she/it will be freeloading
we will be freeloading
you will be freeloading
they will be freeloading
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been freeloading
you have been freeloading
he/she/it has been freeloading
we have been freeloading
you have been freeloading
they have been freeloading
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been freeloading
you will have been freeloading
he/she/it will have been freeloading
we will have been freeloading
you will have been freeloading
they will have been freeloading
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been freeloading
you had been freeloading
he/she/it had been freeloading
we had been freeloading
you had been freeloading
they had been freeloading
Conditional
I would freeload
you would freeload
he/she/it would freeload
we would freeload
you would freeload
they would freeload
Past Conditional
I would have freeloaded
you would have freeloaded
he/she/it would have freeloaded
we would have freeloaded
you would have freeloaded
they would have freeloaded
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.freeload - live off somebody's generosity; "This young man refuses to work and is freeloading"
bum, cadge, grub, mooch, sponge - ask for and get free; be a parasite
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freeload

verb
Slang. To take advantage of the generosity of others:
Informal: sponge.
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Translations

freeload

[ˈfriːləʊd] VIgorronear (off de)
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