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freeload
free·load F0309500 (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.freeload (ˈfriːˌləʊd) vb (intr) slang to act as a freeloader; spongefree•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. freeload Past participle: freeloaded Gerund: freeloading
Imperative |
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freeload | freeload |
Present |
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I freeload | you freeload | he/she/it freeloads | we freeload | you freeload | they freeload |
Preterite |
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I freeloaded | you freeloaded | he/she/it freeloaded | we freeloaded | you freeloaded | they freeloaded |
Present Continuous |
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I am freeloading | you are freeloading | he/she/it is freeloading | we are freeloading | you are freeloading | they are freeloading |
Present Perfect |
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I have freeloaded | you have freeloaded | he/she/it has freeloaded | we have freeloaded | you have freeloaded | they have freeloaded |
Past Continuous |
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I was freeloading | you were freeloading | he/she/it was freeloading | we were freeloading | you were freeloading | they were freeloading |
Past Perfect |
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I had freeloaded | you had freeloaded | he/she/it had freeloaded | we had freeloaded | you had freeloaded | they had freeloaded |
Future |
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I will freeload | you will freeload | he/she/it will freeload | we will freeload | you will freeload | they will freeload |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would freeload | you would freeload | he/she/it would freeload | we would freeload | you would freeload | they would freeload |
Past Conditional |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | freeload - live off somebody's generosity; "This young man refuses to work and is freeloading"bum, cadge, grub, mooch, sponge - ask for and get free; be a parasite |
freeloadverbSlang. To take advantage of the generosity of others:leech.Informal: sponge.Translationsfreeload
freeloadTo selfishly avail oneself of another's kindness or generosity, especially without compensating them financially. You can't keep freeloading off your parents and living at home forever.freeload in. to live off someone else; to eat and drink at someone else’s expense; to live off someone else. Don’t come around here and expect to freeload. freeload
Synonyms for freeloadverb to take advantage of the generosity of othersSynonymsWords related to freeloadverb live off somebody's generosityRelated Words |