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freeload
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free·load  (frld)
intr.v. free·load·ed, free·load·ing, free·loads Slang
To take advantage of the charity, generosity, or hospitality of others.
freeloader n.
freeload [ˈfriːˌləʊd]
vb
(intr) Slang to act as a freeloader; sponge
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Verb1.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
Translations
freeload [ˈfriːləʊd] VI → gorronear (off de)


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