freebase

or free-base

[free-beys]Slang.

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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.

Origin of freebase

First recorded in 1975–80; free + base¹

Related formsfree·bas·er, noun

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Related Words for freebase

sugar, crack, poison, narcotic, blow, snow, ice, crystal, stuff, snort, coke, mojo, stardust, wings, speedball

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Contemporary Examples of freebase

In fact, that is the reason I never did freebase—having that experience in that play with her while she was doing it.
Carrie Fisher's Crowning Moment
Kevin Sessums
October 25, 2009
I sat in her dressing room that night and watched her freebase and say, “Look how beautiful the smoke is.”
Carrie Fisher's Crowning Moment
Kevin Sessums
October 25, 2009

Historical Examples of freebase

Preparation 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
Crack or freebase rock is extremely addictive, and its effects are felt within 10 seconds.
What Works: Schools Without Drugs
United States Department of Education

British Dictionary definitions for freebase

freebase

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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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.