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free-ride, v.
Brit. |friːˈrʌɪd|, |ˈfriːrʌɪd|, U.S. |ˌfriˈraɪd|, |ˈfriˌraɪd|
[‹ free ride n. Compare earlier free-rider n., free-riding n., and also ride v. I.]
1. intr. To (seek to) benefit in some way from the effort, sacrifice, financial outlay, etc., of others without making a similar contribution. See free-riding n. 1b.
1952Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald 30 June 10/2 Those who do not pay dues, he declared, are free riding. 1955J. Cohen in Amer. Econ. Rev. 45 338 This resulted in nonbank holders ‘free-riding’ by selling issues to the commercial banks whose purchase the banks had originally financed. 1974Jrnl. Philos. 71 498 One is free-riding by getting benefits without assuming the corresponding sacrifices. 1981Jrnl. Consumer Res. 8 127/2 Exploitative misleadingness occurs when the ad does not increase, but free-rides on, an existing level of misleading belief. 1994Sci. Amer. Mar. 60/2 Each individual can choose either to contribute to the common good or to shirk and ‘free ride’ on the sacrifices of others. 2001High Country News 3 Dec. 1/2 [He] is free-riding, and it's not fair to others who are being more responsible.
2. intr. Sport (esp. in Snowboarding). Usu. in form freeride. To participate in free-riding (free-riding n. 2). Also trans.
1991Skiing Dec. 110/3 If you want to have fun and free-ride, this is the place to go. 1994Fresno (Calif.) Bee (Nexis) 1 Dec. e1 You can halfpipe and freeride those snow-covered hills in street-style oversized clothes that offer the freedom you need and keep you warm, too. 1996Wake Boarding Mag. Aug. 94/1 Normally known for his technical style, Kovak showed all that he's capable of freeriding with the best by just going insanely huge. 1999SNOWboard Mar. 44/2 Just doing a trick or a line the first try when you're freeriding at a new spot is the best. |