Definition of Free

Noun

  • people who are free
    "the home of the free and the brave"
    - free people

Verb

  • make (assets) available
    "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
  • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
  • part with a possession or right
    "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"
    "resign a claim to the throne"
    - give up
  • let off the hook
    "I absolve you from this responsibility"
  • free or remove obstruction from
    "free a path across the cluttered floor"
  • free from obligations or duties
  • make (information) available for publication
    "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
  • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
    "She exempted me from the exam"
  • 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"
  • relieve from
    "Rid the house of pests"
  • grant freedom to
    free from confinement

Adjective

  • not literal
    "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"
    "a free translation of the poem"
  • completely wanting or lacking
    "writing barren of insight"
    "young recruits destitute of experience"
    "innocent of literary merit"
    "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
  • not taken up by scheduled activities
    "a free hour between classes"
    "spare time on my hands"
  • not held in servitude
    "after the Civil War he was a free man"
  • not fixed in position
    "the detached shutter fell on him"
    "he pulled his arm free and ran"
  • not occupied or in use
    "a free locker"
    "a free lane"
  • costing nothing
    "complimentary tickets"
    "free admission"
  • unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
    "free expansion"
    "free oxygen"
    "a free electron"
  • 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"

Adverb

  • without restraint
    "cows in India are running loose"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble free

15 unscramble word found using the letters free.

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