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FREELOAD
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Live off somebody's generosity
Example:
This young man refuses to work and is freeloading
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "freeload" is one way to...):
bum; cadge; grub; mooch; sponge (ask for and get free; be a parasite)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
freeloader (someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others)
