freebase
or free-base
[ free-beys ]
/ ˈfriˌbeɪs /
verb (used with object), free·based, free·bas·ing.
to purify (cocaine) by dissolving in ether, sodium hydroxide, etc., and filtering off the precipitate.
to ingest (freebased cocaine).
verb (used without object), free·based, free·bas·ing.
to freebase cocaine.
noun
freebased cocaine.
RELATED WORDS
sugar, crack, poison, narcotic, blow, snow, ice, crystal, stuff, snort, coke, mojo, stardust, wings, speedball
Nearby words
- free-tailed bat,
- free-thinker,
- free-to-air,
- free-trade zone,
- free-trader,
- freebie,
- freeboard,
- freeboard deck,
- freeboard length,
- freeboot
Origin of freebase
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Examples from the Web for freebase
In fact, that is the reason I never did freebase—having that experience in that play with her while she was doing it.
I sat in her dressing room that night and watched her freebase and say, “Look how beautiful the smoke is.”
Crack or freebase rock is extremely addictive, and its effects are felt within 10 seconds.
What Works: Schools Without Drugs|United States Department of EducationPreparation of freebase, which involves the use of volatile solvents, can result in death or injury from fire or explosion.
What Works: Schools Without Drugs|United States Department of Education
freebase
/ (ˈfriːˌbeɪs) /
noun
slang cocaine that has been refined by heating it in ether or some other solvent
verb freebases, freebasing or freebased
to refine (cocaine) in this way
to smoke or inhale the fumes from (refined cocaine)
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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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