freeloaded

verb

Definition of freeloadednext
past tense of freeload
as in begged
to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out

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  1. begged
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  • Vonnegut begged readers to choose kindness, to keep winking through the darkness.
    — Devin Kelly, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Fans online have begged her family to give her professional tools like a PC or VOCALOID software.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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