freebasing
/ˈfriːˌbeɪsɪŋ/
noun
- The act of smoking a purified form of a drug (especially cocaine) by heating it.
- He ended up in the hospital after a night of freebasing.
- The health class warned students about the dangers of freebasing.
- Freebasing is a particularly dangerous way to use cocaine because of the high risk of overdose.
verb
- Present participle of freebase: smoking a purified form of a drug by heating it.
- They were freebasing in the back room when the police arrived.
- Freebasing is even more addictive than other methods of using the drug.
- She started freebasing cocaine after years of snorting it.