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1. | [ adjective ] able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint | |
Examples: | "free enterprise" "a free port" "a free country" "I have an hour free" "free will" "free of racism" "feel free to stay as long as you wish" "a free choice" |
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Related terms: | unfree loose unhampered autonomous clear discharged at_large unrestricted out-of-school disentangled footloose emancipated out-of-school unconfined quit aweigh at_liberty available independent unrestricted unrestrained unconfined unbound freedom | |
2. | [ verb ] grant freedom to; free from confinement | |
Synonyms: | release loose liberate unloosen unloose | |
Related terms: | confine unspell unchain parole bail run bail_out liberation | |
3. | [ adjective ] (chemistry and physics) unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion | |
Examples: | "free expansion" "free oxygen" "a free electron" |
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Related terms: | bound physics chemistry liberated unbound | |
4. | [ verb ] remove or force out from a position | |
Synonyms: | dislodge | |
Examples: | "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums" "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" |
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Related terms: | lodge remove | |
5. | [ adjective ] costing nothing | |
Synonyms: | costless gratis gratuitous complimentary | |
Examples: | "complimentary tickets" |
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Related terms: | unpaid | |
6. | [ verb ] relieve from | |
Synonyms: | rid disembarrass | |
Examples: | "Rid the house of pests" |
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Related terms: | smooth clear relieve disinfest cleanse disembody obviate elimination disembarrassment | |
7. | [ adjective ] not occupied or in use | |
Examples: | "a free locker" "a free lane" |
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Related terms: | unoccupied | |
8. | [ adjective ] affording free passage or view | |
Synonyms: | clear open | |
Examples: | "a clear view" "a clear path to victory" |
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Related terms: | unobstructed | |
9. | [ adjective ] done by hand without mechanical aids or devices | |
Synonyms: | freehand freehanded | |
Examples: | "a freehand drawing" |
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Related terms: | original | |
10. | [ verb ] free or remove obstruction from | |
Synonyms: | disengage | |
Examples: | "free a path across the cluttered floor" |
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Related terms: | obstruct extricate unstuff unclog dig_out | |
11. | [ verb ] free from obligations or duties | |
Synonyms: | discharge | |
Related terms: | take_over cut divest cashier clear disinvolve liberate liberation dismissal | |
12. | [ verb ] make (information) available publication | |
Synonyms: | release | |
Examples: | "release the list with the names of the prisoners" |
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Related terms: | issue declassify release | |
13. | [ verb ] grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | |
Synonyms: | relieve exempt | |
Examples: | "She exempted me from the exam" |
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Related terms: | enforce spare forgive deregulate derestrict dispense exemption | |
14. | [ adjective ] of your own accord | |
Examples: | "a free act of the will" "free choice" |
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Related terms: | voluntary | |
15. | [ verb ] let off the hook | |
Synonyms: | justify absolve | |
Examples: | "I absolve you from this responsibility" |
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Related terms: | blame forgive excuse wash_one's_hands justification | |
16. | [ adjective ] not fixed in position | |
Synonyms: | detached | |
Examples: | "the detached shutter fell on him" "he pulled his arm free and ran" |
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Related terms: | unfixed | |
17. | [ adjective ] not held in servitude | |
Examples: | "after the Civil War he was a free man" |
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Related terms: | slave emancipated free-soil free-soil freeborn | |
18. | [ adjective ] not taken up by scheduled activities | |
Synonyms: | spare | |
Examples: | "a free hour between classes" "spare time on my hands" |
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Related terms: | unoccupied | |
19. | [ verb ] make (assets) available | |
Synonyms: | unfreeze release unblock | |
Examples: | "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" |
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Related terms: | freeze freeze issue | |
20. | [ adverb ] without restraint | |
Synonyms: | loose | |
Examples: | "cows in India are running loose" |
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Related terms: | loose loose | |
21. | [ adjective ] not literal | |
Synonyms: | loose liberal | |
Examples: | "a loose interpretation of what she had been told" "a free translation of the poem" |
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Related terms: | inexact | |
22. | [ adjective ] not bound by shackles and chains | |
Synonyms: | unfettered untied unshackled unchained | |
Related terms: | unbound | |
23. | [ verb ] part with a possession or right | |
Synonyms: | relinquish give_up resign release | |
Examples: | "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest" "resign a claim to the throne" |
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Related terms: | pass sacrifice derequisition relinquishment acquittance | |
24. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2951 | |
25. | [ noun ] people who are free | |
Synonyms: | free_people | |
Examples: | "the home of the free and the brave" |
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Related terms: | people | |
Similar spelling: |
Frye Frey Frew Frei freeway Freya Fr fry Fri Fray Frau Foree |