1. costing nothing: requiring no money to be paid Win a free meal for two.
2. not kept prisoner: not, or no longer, physically bound or restrained, e.g. as a prisoner or in slavery Once outside the prison walls he would be a free man. They hoped to be set free within the week.
3. not restricted in rights: not subject to censorship or control by a ruler, government, or other authority, and enjoying civil liberties It's a free country.
4. self-ruling: not ruled by a foreign country or power
5. not regulated: not controlled, restricted, or regulated by any external thing You are free to choose.
6. not busy: not busy or occupied with work had virtually no free time She'll be free in a moment.
7. not being used: not being used, reserved, or taken by somebody else no free seats left
8. not attached: not tied or attached to something grabbed the free end of the rope
9. not affected by particular thing: not subject to or affected by a particular thing, especially something undesirable
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often used in combination
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drinking water that is free of contamination a trouble-free trip
10. not containing something: not containing a particular thing
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often used in combination
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a salt-free diet
11. disregarding traditional limitations: performed or written without being subjected to traditional conventions or restraints free verse
12. not blocked: not blocked or obstructed by anything allowing the free flow of electricity
13. not physically restricted: not restricted by something such as tight clothing, stiffness, or lack of space interfering with its free movement
14. giving something readily: giving or expending something generously or readily They're very free with their advice.
15. not exact: not following the original version of something word for word or very precisely a free translation
16. open and honest: spontaneous, open, and without awkwardness or reserve in speaking to or dealing with other people an appealingly free and open manner
17. chemistry not chemically combined: not chemically combined with another substance
18. physics not incorporated in larger body: not permanently incorporated in a larger body such as an atom, molecule, or compound
19. nautical favorable: favorable to sailing a free wind
20. linguistics able to be used alone: describes a unit of meaning morpheme that can be used on its own as a word, without needing to be part of another word. See also bound4adj (sense 1)
adverb
Definition:
1. without cost: without paying any money They let you in free if you show your student card.
2. out of restricted position: out of a position in which somebody or something is tied, fixed, restricted, or restrained managed to wriggle free from his grasp
transitive verb (past and past participlefreed, present participlefree·ing, 3rd person present singularfrees)
Definition:
1. release somebody from captivity: to release somebody from physical bonds or restrictions, captivity, or slavery The defendants were freed after their acquittal.
2. rid somebody or something of something: to remove a restriction, a burden, or an unwanted or undesirable thing from somebody or something freed from the cares of high public office
3. make somebody or something available: to make somebody or something available for use or able to do something This should free you to do more of your own research.
4. unclog something obstructed: to clear something of an obstruction
[ Old English freo< Indo-European, "dear, beloved"]
for free without paying
free and easy relaxed, friendly, and informal
free of charge requiring no money to be paid All our patients are treated free of charge.
make free with somebody to behave in too familiar and informal a way toward somebody
make free with something to use something in an overfamiliar or overindulgent way, without showing respect or restraint
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