freebase

American  

[free-beys] / ˈfriˌbeɪs /

Or free-base

verb (used with object)

freebased, freebasing

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)

freebased, freebasing

1. to freebase cocaine.

noun

1. freebased cocaine.

freebase British  

/ ˈfriːˌbeɪs /

noun

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

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verb

1. to refine (cocaine) in this way

2. to smoke or inhale the fumes from (refined cocaine)

Other Word Forms

• freebaser
  noun

Etymology

Origin of freebase

First recorded in 1975–80; free + base ¹

Example Sentences

That was my experience with freebase, and I came away with a bad impression.

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2012

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