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free, free people(adj)

people who are free

"the home of the free and the brave"

free(adj)

able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

"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"

free(adj)

unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion

"free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron"

complimentary, costless, free, gratis(p), gratuitous(adj)

costing nothing

"complimentary tickets"; "free admission"

free(adj)

not occupied or in use

"a free locker"; "a free lane"

detached, free(adj)

not fixed in position

"the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"

free(adj)

not held in servitude

"after the Civil War he was a free man"

spare, free(adj)

not taken up by scheduled activities

"a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"

barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent(adj)

completely wanting or lacking

"writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"

free, loose, liberal(verb)

not literal

"a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose(verb)

grant freedom to; free from confinement

rid, free, disembarrass(verb)

relieve from

"Rid the house of pests"

dislodge, free(verb)

remove or force out from a position

"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"

exempt, relieve, free(verb)

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

"She exempted me from the exam"

free, release(verb)

make (information) available for publication

"release the list with the names of the prisoners"

free, discharge(verb)

free from obligations or duties

free, disengage(verb)

free or remove obstruction from

"free a path across the cluttered floor"

absolve, justify, free(verb)

let off the hook

"I absolve you from this responsibility"

release, relinquish, resign, free, give up(verb)

part with a possession or right

"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

release, free, liberate(verb)

release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

unblock, unfreeze, free, release(adverb)

make (assets) available

"release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

loose, free(adverb)

without restraint

"cows in India are running loose"

not being under the rule or control of another

the 20th century saw many African countries become free after many years of European rule

no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful

after our son arrived home safely, we were grateful to be free from worry

not bound, confined, or detained by force

all of the animals in the game preserve are free to roam all over its vast area

not costing or charging anything

although the museum normally charges admission, on Wednesdays it is free to all

allowing passage without obstruction

make sure the pass is free before you attempt the trip through the mountains this winter

giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation

the lottery winner was very free with his money

not being in a state of use, activity, or employment

this computer terminal is free if you need to use it

showing a lack of proper social reserve or modesty

she's a little too free with information about her social life

not physically attached to another unit

an arrangement of free columns adds interest to the Greco-Roman sculpture garden

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

a global crusade to free Nelson Mandela from a South African prison had emerged

to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions

we'll free the river by breaking up the ice jam

to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way

would you mind freeing up the work area so I can work?

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers

a phone call would free your parents from worry

to set free from entanglement or difficulty

this plan should free us from debt

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