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Definition of Free

1. Noun. People who are free. "The home of the free and the brave"

2. Verb. Grant freedom to; free from confinement. "They want to free the prisoners "

3. Adjective. Able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint. ; "A free choice"

4. Adverb. Without restraint. "Cows in India are running loose"

5. Verb. Relieve from. "Rid the house of pests"

6. Adjective. Unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion. "A free electron"

7. Verb. Remove or force out from a position. "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

8. Adjective. Costing nothing. "Free admission"

9. Verb. Grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to. "She exempted me from the exam"

10. Adjective. Not occupied or in use. "A free lane"

11. Verb. Make (information) available for publication. "Release the list with the names of the prisoners"

12. Adjective. Not fixed in position. "He pulled his arm free and ran"

13. Verb. Free from obligations or duties.

14. Adjective. Not held in servitude. "After the Civil War he was a free man"

15. Verb. Free or remove obstruction from. "Free a path across the cluttered floor"

16. Adjective. Not taken up by scheduled activities. "Spare time on my hands"

17. Verb. Let off the hook. "I absolve you from this responsibility"

18. Adjective. Completely wanting or lacking. "The sentence was devoid of meaning"

19. Verb. Part with a possession or right. "Resign a claim to the throne"

20. Adjective. Not literal. "A free translation of the poem"

21. Verb. Release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition.

22. Verb. Make (assets) available. "Release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

Definition of Free

1. a. Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's own course of action; not dependent; at liberty.

2. adv. Freely; willingly.

3. v. t. To make free; to set at liberty; to rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, oppresses, etc.; to release; to disengage; to clear; -- followed by from, and sometimes by off; as, to free a captive or a slave; to be freed of these inconveniences.

Definition of Free

1. Adjective. Not (imprisoned) or (enslaved). ¹

2. Adjective. Obtainable without any (payment). ¹

3. Adjective. (by extension chiefly advertising slang) Obtainable without additional payment, as a bonus given when paying for something else. ¹

4. Adjective. (unconstrained Unconstrained). ¹

5. Adjective. (mathematics) Unconstrained by (relator)s. ¹

6. Adjective. (mathematics logic) Unconstrained by (quantifier)s. ¹

7. Adjective. Unobstructed, without (blockage)s. ¹

8. Adjective. Not in use ¹

9. Adjective. Without (obligation)s. ¹

10. Adjective. (software) With very few (limitations) on distribution or improvement. ¹

11. Adjective. Without; not containing (what is specified). ¹

12. Adjective. (programming) Of (identifier)s, not (bound). ¹

13. Adjective. (botany mycology) Not (attached); (loose). ¹

14. Adjective. (of a morpheme) That can be used by itself, (unattached) to another (morpheme). ¹

15. Adjective. (software) Intended for (release), as opposed to a (checked) version. ¹

16. Adverb. Without needing to (pay). ¹

17. Verb. (transitive) To make free; set at (liberty); (release); rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses. ¹

18. Noun. (Australian rules football Gaelic football) Abbreviation of (free kick). ¹

19. Noun. (free transfer) ¹

20. Noun. (hurling) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Free

1. not subject to restriction or control [adj FREER, FREEST] / to make free [v FREED, FREEING, FREES] - See also: free

Medical Definition of Free

1. 1. Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's own course of action; not dependent; at liberty. "That which has the power, or not the power, to operate, is that alone which is or is not free." (Locke) 2. Not under an arbitrary or despotic government; subject only to fixed laws regularly and fairly administered, and defended by them from encroachments upon natural or acquired rights; enjoying political liberty. 3. Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master. 4. Not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest; liberated; at liberty to go. "Set an unhappy prisoner free." (Prior) 5. Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity; capable of voluntary activity; endowed with moral liberty; said of the will. "Not free, what proof could they have given sincere Of true allegiance, constant faith, or love." (Milton) 6. Clear of offense or crime; guiltless; innocent. "My hands are guilty, but my heart is free." (Dryden) 7. Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved; ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative. "He was free only with a few." (Milward) 8. Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; used in a bad sense. "The critics have been very free in their censures." (Felton) "A man may live a free life as to wine or women." (Shelley) 9. Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as, free with his money. 10. Exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; followed by from, or, rarely, by of. "Princes declaring themselves free from the obligations of their treaties." (Bp. Burnet) 11. Characteristic of one acting without restraint; charming; easy. 12. Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited; as, a free horse. 13. Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of. "He therefore makes all birds, of every sect, Free of his farm." (Dryden) 14. Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; said of a thing to be possessed or enjoyed; as, a free school. "Why, sir, I pray, are not the streets as free For me as for you?" (Shak) 15. Not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous; spontaneous; as, free admission; a free gift. 16. Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class; instituted by a free people; said of a government, institutions, etc. 17. Certain or honorable; the opposite of base; as, free service; free socage. 18. Privileged or individual; the opposite of common; as, a free fishery; a free warren. 19. Not united or combined with anything else; separated; dissevered; unattached; at liberty to escape; as, free carbonic acid gas; free cells. Free agency, the capacity or power of choosing or acting freely, or without necessity or constraint upon the will. Free bench, to sail with the yards not braced in as sharp as when sailing closehauled, or close to the wind. Origin: OE. Fre, freo, AS. Freo, fri; akin to D. Vrij, OS. & OHG. Fri, G. Frei, Icel. Fri, Sw. & Dan. Fri, Goth. Freis, and also to Skr. Prija beloved, dear, fr. Pri to love, Goth. Frijn. Cf. Affray, Belfry, Friday, Friend, Frith inclosure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Free

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