freeload
verb /ˈfriːləʊd/
/ˈfriːləʊd/
[intransitive] (informal, disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they freeload | /ˈfriːləʊd/ /ˈfriːləʊd/ |
| he / she / it freeloads | /ˈfriːləʊdz/ /ˈfriːləʊdz/ |
| past simple freeloaded | /ˈfriːləʊdɪd/ /ˈfriːləʊdɪd/ |
| past participle freeloaded | /ˈfriːləʊdɪd/ /ˈfriːləʊdɪd/ |
| -ing form freeloading | /ˈfriːləʊdɪŋ/ /ˈfriːləʊdɪŋ/ |
- to accept free food and accommodation from other people without giving them anything in exchange
- freeload on somebody/something You've been freeloading on us for long enough.
- freeload off somebody/something They're just freeloading off the system.