verb
- past tense of freebase; to convert (a drug, especially cocaine) into its base form by chemical treatment so that it can be smoked
Usage: slang; drug-related; informal
adjective
- converted into base form through freebasing; (of a drug) prepared by freebasing
Usage: slang; drug-related
Examples
- The substance had been freebased before being sold on the street.
- Freebased cocaine is more potent and faster-acting than the hydrochloride form.
- Law enforcement officers discovered equipment used for freebasing drugs in the apartment.