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单词 freeload
释义

freeload

[ free-lohd, -lohd ]
/ ˈfriˈloʊd, -ˌloʊd /
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verb (used without object) Informal.

to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.

verb (used with object)

to get by freeloading: He freeloaded several meals a week.

Origin of freeload

1950–55, Americanism; back formation from freeloader (free + load + -er1)

OTHER WORDS FROM freeload

freeloader, noun

Words nearby freeload

free labour, freelance, free list, free liver, free-living, freeload, freeloader, free love, free lunch, freely, free-machining
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Example sentences from the Web for freeload

  • Hordes of relatives and political favor seekers were in mortal peril if they arrived to freeload after dark.

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  • He found himself breathing heavily, despite the freeload conditions.

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British Dictionary definitions for freeload

freeload
/ (ˈfriːˌləʊd) /

verb

(intr) slang to act as a freeloader; sponge
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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