"freecycle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: freecycles [plural]
Etymology: Blend of free + recycle, popularized by The Freecycle Network and the general freecycling movement. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|free|recycle}} Blend of free + recycle Head templates: {{en-noun}} freecycle (plural freecycles)
  1. A group (especially an online messaging group) that engages in freecycling.
    Sense id: en-freecycle-en-noun-o4rPV8ux

Verb

Forms: freecycles [present, singular, third-person], freecycling [participle, present], freecycled [participle, past], freecycled [past]
Etymology: Blend of free + recycle, popularized by The Freecycle Network and the general freecycling movement. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|free|recycle}} Blend of free + recycle Head templates: {{en-verb}} freecycle (third-person singular simple present freecycles, present participle freecycling, simple past and past participle freecycled)
  1. To recycle by giving away an item for free.
    Sense id: en-freecycle-en-verb-1dro1ub7 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73

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