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free·base
or free-base (frē′bās′)v. free·based, free·bas·ing, free·bas·es or free-based or free-bas·ing or free-bas·es
v.tr.
1. To purify (cocaine) by treating its powdered hydrochloride form with an alkaloid solution such as ammonia and then using a heated solvent to separate out the precipitate.
2. To use (cocaine purified in this way) by smoking it or by inhaling the fumes after burning it.
v.intr.
To prepare or use cocaine purified in this way.
n.
Cocaine purified by this method.
free′bas′er n.
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freebase
(ˈfriːˌbeɪs)n
(Recreational Drugs) slang cocaine that has been refined by heating it in ether or some other solvent
vb, freebases, freebasing or freebased
1. (Recreational Drugs) to refine (cocaine) in this way
2. (Recreational Drugs) to smoke or inhale the fumes from (refined cocaine)
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free′base`
or free′-base`,
v. -based, -bas•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to purify (cocaine) by dissolving under heat with ether to remove salts and impurities.
2. to smoke or inhale (freebased cocaine).
v.i. 3. to freebase cocaine.
n. 4. freebased cocaine.
[1975]
free′bas`er, n.
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freebase
Past participle: freebased
Gerund: freebasing
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| freebase |
| freebase |
| Present |
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| I freebase |
| you freebase |
| he/she/it freebases |
| we freebase |
| you freebase |
| they freebase |
| Preterite |
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| I freebased |
| you freebased |
| he/she/it freebased |
| we freebased |
| you freebased |
| they freebased |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am freebasing |
| you are freebasing |
| he/she/it is freebasing |
| we are freebasing |
| you are freebasing |
| they are freebasing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have freebased |
| you have freebased |
| he/she/it has freebased |
| we have freebased |
| you have freebased |
| they have freebased |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was freebasing |
| you were freebasing |
| he/she/it was freebasing |
| we were freebasing |
| you were freebasing |
| they were freebasing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had freebased |
| you had freebased |
| he/she/it had freebased |
| we had freebased |
| you had freebased |
| they had freebased |
| Future |
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| I will freebase |
| you will freebase |
| he/she/it will freebase |
| we will freebase |
| you will freebase |
| they will freebase |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have freebased |
| you will have freebased |
| he/she/it will have freebased |
| we will have freebased |
| you will have freebased |
| they will have freebased |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be freebasing |
| you will be freebasing |
| he/she/it will be freebasing |
| we will be freebasing |
| you will be freebasing |
| they will be freebasing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been freebasing |
| you have been freebasing |
| he/she/it has been freebasing |
| we have been freebasing |
| you have been freebasing |
| they have been freebasing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been freebasing |
| you will have been freebasing |
| he/she/it will have been freebasing |
| we will have been freebasing |
| you will have been freebasing |
| they will have been freebasing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been freebasing |
| you had been freebasing |
| he/she/it had been freebasing |
| we had been freebasing |
| you had been freebasing |
| they had been freebasing |
| Conditional |
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| I would freebase |
| you would freebase |
| he/she/it would freebase |
| we would freebase |
| you would freebase |
| they would freebase |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have freebased |
| you would have freebased |
| he/she/it would have freebased |
| we would have freebased |
| you would have freebased |
| they would have freebased |
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