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Meaning of 'free' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Free [ a.]
- 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.
- To remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve from the constraint of.
- To frank.
2 . Free [ adv.]
- Freely; willingly.
- Without charge; as, children admitted free.
3 . Free [ superl.]
- 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.
- 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.
- Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master.
- Not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest; liberated; at liberty to go.
- Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity; capable of voluntary activity; endowed with moral liberty; -- said of the will.
- Clear of offense or crime; guiltless; innocent.
- Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved; ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative.
- Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.
- Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as, free with his money.
- Exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; -- followed by from, or, rarely, by of.
- Characteristic of one acting without restraint; charming; easy.
- Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited; as, a free horse.
- Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; -- followed by of.
- 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.
- Not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous; spontaneous; as, free admission; a free gift.
- 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.
- Certain or honorable; the opposite of base; as, free service; free socage.
- Privileged or individual; the opposite of common; as, a free fishery; a free warren.
- Not united or combined with anything else; separated; dissevered; unattached; at liberty to escape; as, free carbonic acid gas; free cells.

Meaning of 'free' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . free [ n]
Meaning (1):
- people who are free
Example in sentence:
  • the home of the free and the brave
2 . free [ v]
Meaning (2):
- free or remove obstruction from
Example in sentence:
  • free a path across the cluttered floor
Meaning (3):
- remove or force out from a position
Example in sentence:
  • He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble;
  • The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums
Meaning (4):
- let off the hook
Example in sentence:
  • I absolve you from this responsibility
Meaning (5):
- part with a possession or right
Example in sentence:
  • I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest;
  • resign a claim to the throne
Meaning (6):
- make (assets) available
Example in sentence:
  • release the holdings in the dictator's bank account
Meaning (7):
- make (information) available for publication
Example in sentence:
  • release the list with the names of the prisoners
Meaning (8):
- relieve from
Example in sentence:
  • Rid the house of pests
Meaning (9):
- grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
Example in sentence:
  • She exempted me from the exam
10 . free [ a]
Meaning (10):
- not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
Example in sentence:
  • a free choice;
  • a free country;
  • a free port;
  • feel free to stay as long as you wish;
  • free enterprise;
  • free of racism;
  • free will;
  • I have an hour free
Meaning (11):
- unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
Example in sentence:
  • a free electron;
  • free expansion;
  • free oxygen
Meaning (12):
- not held in servitude
Example in sentence:
  • after the Civil War he was a free man
13 . free [ r]
Meaning (13):
- without restraint
Example in sentence:
  • cows in India are running loose
14 . free [ s]
Meaning (14):
- not taken up by scheduled activities
Example in sentence:
  • a free hour between classes;
  • spare time on my hands
Meaning (15):
- not occupied or in use
Example in sentence:
  • a free lane;
  • a free locker
Meaning (16):
- not literal
Example in sentence:
  • a free translation of the poem;
  • a loose interpretation of what she had been told
Meaning (17):
- costing nothing
Example in sentence:
  • complimentary tickets;
  • free admission
Meaning (18):
- not fixed in position
Example in sentence:
  • he pulled his arm free and ran;
  • the detached shutter fell on him
Meaning (19):
- completely wanting or lacking
Example in sentence:
  • innocent of literary merit;
  • the sentence was devoid of meaning;
  • writing barren of insight;
  • young recruits destitute of experience

Nearby Words:

freak freaked freaking freakish freck freckle freckled freckledness freckling freckly

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