freeload en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɹiːloʊd/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Back-formation from freeloader.
Meanings
- (derogatory, intransitive) To exploit the generosity of others without giving anything in return.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| freeloading | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| freeloads | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| freeloaded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| freeloaded | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
contrafreeloading · contrafreeloader · contrafreeload · freeloading
Relateds
deadbeat · feed on · freeloader · load · free ride · free
Translations (18)
mi kaimātai (to live off the generosity of others) · es gorrear (to live off the generosity of others) · sv åka snålskjuts (to live off the generosity of others) · de schmarotzen (to live off the generosity of others) · la parasītor (to live off the generosity of others) · es chupar del bote (to live off the generosity of others) · es comer la sopa boba (to live off the generosity of others) · ca viure de gorra (to live off the generosity of others) · es garronear (to live off the generosity of others) · nl inlikken (to live off the generosity of others) · de trittbrettfahren (to live off the generosity of others) · de schnorren (to live off the generosity of others) · pl pasożytować (to live off the generosity of others) · it scroccare (to live off the generosity of others) · nl klaplopen (to live off the generosity of others) · ca gorrejar (to live off the generosity of others) · es sablear (to live off the generosity of others) · es gorronear (to live off the generosity of others)