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to base

44 9.9
To heat and inhale cocaine to get high
  • verb
  • /beɪs/
  • NSFW
translation icon : fumar cocaína base
  • He was caught freebasing cocaine in his apartment last night.

He, you know, free bases, McDonald's snorts, Diet Coke, Adderall, all the other stuff.

Examples

  • The woman free basing the Diet Coke is Tom's producer, Gail.

  • He, you know, free bases, McDonald's snorts, Diet Coke, Adderall, all the other stuff.

  • After the party, they were discovered freebasing in the backyard.

  • The documentary revealed the dangers of freebasing drugs and its effects on health.

Synonyms

to free-base
vsto base
  • NSFW
9.9

To burn pure cocaine and breathe in the smoke

uses purified cocaine by gentler heating and inhaling the fumes

Idioms

4 7.7

To make the first real progress in work or a relationship

To turn completely upside down while falling

A funny phrase people use online to say they have won

9.6

Close to having sex with someone you are dating

Phrasal Verbs

14 3.5

To make brief contact to give or get an update

2 9.9

Kissing and touching someone's body below the waist but not having sex

1 5.8

To run to the next base while the pitcher throws the ball without a hit or mistake

Compounds

42 3.4

A place at the start of a trip for climbing or hiking where people rest and keep supplies

38 3.2

A group of people who strongly support someone like a singer or sports team

air base
  • Specialized
26 3.3

A military place where people keep, fix, and fly planes and helicopters

tax base
  • Specialized
18 4.2

The total value of income, goods, or sales a government can collect money from

16 8.0

A stage in a relationship when people touch above the waist

14 3.1

A player who stands near the third corner and stops balls hit there

14 3.1

A player who stands at first base to catch throws and get runners out

14 3.4

The main office where a company or group does its work

12 2.4

The first of four points on the field that a runner must touch to score

A place where people plan and start activities like a military camp or company office

10 3.3

A hit that lets the batter reach base safely, not because of an error or fielder's choice

10 3.7

The second of four bases a runner touches when running to score

9 2.6

A place where soldiers live, train, and work

9 4.2

A player who stands near second base and catches or stops ground balls

first base
  • Informal
8 4.4

An early step toward reaching a goal

8 3.0

A white square on the field at the third corner that a runner must touch to score

knowledge base
  • Specialized
7 3.4

A collection of information about a subject that helps people or companies find answers

base pair
  • Specialized
6 3.9

Two matching chemical parts in DNA or RNA that join the two strands, for example adenine with thymine

base runner
  • Specialized
3 3.5

A batting team player on base or running to reach a base

2 5.9

The number of a company's products that people use now, like devices or software

2 3.4

A place where the navy keeps, fixes, and supplies its ships

base metal
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A common metal like iron or copper that is not as valuable as gold

base on balls
  • Specialized
1 5.5

An advance to first base after a batter receives four pitches outside the strike zone

1 3.0

A flat rubber square that the batter stands beside and runners touch to score

1 4.8

A military place where people keep, fix, and send rockets into the sky

A type of paint that uses water instead of oil

5.5

A key interest rate set by the Bank of England that other loan rates follow

base wallah
  • Indian
9.9

A person who manages supplies and daily tasks at a base, like transport and housing

copper-base alloy
  • Specialized
5.1

A metal made mostly of copper mixed with other metals like tin or zinc

acid-base equilibrium
  • Specialized
4.8

A balance of acids and bases in the body that keeps it working

acid-base balance
  • Specialized
4.2

The amount of acids and bases in the body that keeps fluids at the right pH

acid-base indicator
  • Specialized
4.2

A chemical that changes color to show if a liquid is acidic or basic

fifth base
  • Offensive
9.9

A slang phrase for having sex as the final step in dating

nickel-base alloy
  • Specialized
6.0

A metal made mainly of nickel that resists very high heat and chemical damage

prisoner's base
  • Baby Talk
8.4

A children's game where two teams try to tag players from the other team and bring them to their base

rubber-base paint
  • Specialized
4.2

A water-based paint that stays flexible, lasts a long time and resists moisture

5.1

A baseball hit that lets the batter reach third base safely

two-base hit
  • Specialized
4.2

A baseball play when the batter reaches second base safely

Surface Forms

base infinitive
based past
based past participle
basing present participle
bases third person singular

Etymology

Base as the slang verb for using purified cocaine comes from the word freebase, and a helpful way to remember it is that 'base' here refers to the pure, free form of the drug that people heat and inhale. That is why saying someone 'bases' usually refers to that specific way of using the drug.