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freebase

or free-base

[free-beys]Slang.
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verb (used with object), free·based, free·bas·ing.
  1. to purify (cocaine) by dissolving in ether, sodium hydroxide, etc., and filtering off the precipitate.
  2. to ingest (freebased cocaine).
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verb (used without object), free·based, free·bas·ing.
  1. to freebase cocaine.
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noun
  1. freebased cocaine.
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Origin of freebase

First recorded in 1975–80; free + base1
Related formsfree·bas·er, noun
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  • Preparation of freebase, which involves the use of volatile solvents, can result in death or injury from fire or explosion.

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  • Crack or freebase rock is extremely addictive, and its effects are felt within 10 seconds.

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British Dictionary definitions for freebase

freebase

noun
  1. slang cocaine that has been refined by heating it in ether or some other solvent
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verb freebases, freebasing or freebased
  1. to refine (cocaine) in this way
  2. to smoke or inhale the fumes from (refined cocaine)
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Word Origin and History for freebase

1980 (noun and verb), in reference to cocaine. As a chemical process, it returns a salt form of an alkaloid to its pure form. Related: Freebased; freebasing.

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