freeride
freeride Lexical Profile
freeride Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An opportunity or benefit obtained at someone else's expense without making a fair contribution or effort.
"The committee warned that no member would get a freeride on the group research project."
A style of snowboarding, skiing, or mountain biking performed on natural, uncompacted terrain without a set course, rules, or goals.
"Experienced skiers often prefer freeride in the backcountry over groomed resort trails."
• verb
To snowboard, ski, or mountain bike on natural, ungroomed terrain without following a marked course.
"They traveled to the Alps to freeride down steep, untouched powder slopes."
To obtain a benefit from a collective activity, public good, or someone else's effort without paying for it or contributing a fair share.
"Smaller firms often freeride on the costly research and development conducted by industry leaders."
Word Nuance & Usage
As a single solid word, "freeride" primarily refers to the off-trail style of snowboarding, skiing, or mountain biking, whereas theeconomic and general sense of benefiting without contributing is also frequently written as the hyphenated verb "free-ride" or the open noun "free ride."