freeload
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free·load
(frē′lōd′)intr.v. free·load·ed, free·load·ing, free·loads Slang
To take advantage of the charity, generosity, or hospitality of others.
free′load′er n.
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freeload
(ˈfriːˌləʊd)vb
(intr) slang to act as a freeloader; sponge
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free•load
(ˈfriˈloʊd, -ˌloʊd)Informal. v.i.
1. to take advantage of the generosity of others without offering to help financially.
v.t. 2. to get by freeloading: to freeload meals.
[1950–55, Amer.; back formation from freeloader]
free′load`er, n.
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freeload
Past participle: freeloaded
Gerund: freeloading
| Imperative |
|---|
| freeload |
| freeload |
| Present |
|---|
| I freeload |
| you freeload |
| he/she/it freeloads |
| we freeload |
| you freeload |
| they freeload |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I freeloaded |
| you freeloaded |
| he/she/it freeloaded |
| we freeloaded |
| you freeloaded |
| they freeloaded |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am freeloading |
| you are freeloading |
| he/she/it is freeloading |
| we are freeloading |
| you are freeloading |
| they are freeloading |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have freeloaded |
| you have freeloaded |
| he/she/it has freeloaded |
| we have freeloaded |
| you have freeloaded |
| they have freeloaded |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was freeloading |
| you were freeloading |
| he/she/it was freeloading |
| we were freeloading |
| you were freeloading |
| they were freeloading |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had freeloaded |
| you had freeloaded |
| he/she/it had freeloaded |
| we had freeloaded |
| you had freeloaded |
| they had freeloaded |
| Future |
|---|
| I will freeload |
| you will freeload |
| he/she/it will freeload |
| we will freeload |
| you will freeload |
| they will freeload |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have freeloaded |
| you will have freeloaded |
| he/she/it will have freeloaded |
| we will have freeloaded |
| you will have freeloaded |
| they will have freeloaded |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be freeloading |
| you will be freeloading |
| he/she/it will be freeloading |
| we will be freeloading |
| you will be freeloading |
| they will be freeloading |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been freeloading |
| you have been freeloading |
| he/she/it has been freeloading |
| we have been freeloading |
| you have been freeloading |
| they have been freeloading |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been freeloading |
| you will have been freeloading |
| he/she/it will have been freeloading |
| we will have been freeloading |
| you will have been freeloading |
| they will have been freeloading |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been freeloading |
| you had been freeloading |
| he/she/it had been freeloading |
| we had been freeloading |
| you had been freeloading |
| they had been freeloading |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would freeload |
| you would freeload |
| he/she/it would freeload |
| we would freeload |
| you would freeload |
| they would freeload |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have freeloaded |
| you would have freeloaded |
| he/she/it would have freeloaded |
| we would have freeloaded |
| you would have freeloaded |
| they would have freeloaded |
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Verb 1. freeload - live off somebody's generosity; "This young man refuses to work and is freeloading"
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