English dictionary
free
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
ExamplesFree enterprise.
A free port.
A free country.
I have an hour free.
Free will.
Free of racism.
Antonyms unfreeSource: WordNet 3.0
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unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
ExamplesFree expansion.
Free oxygen.
A free electron.
Antonyms boundSource: WordNet 3.0
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not held in servitude
ExamplesAfter the Civil War he was a free man.
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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.
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noun
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people who are free
ExamplesThe home of the free and the brave.
Synonyms free peopleSource: WordNet 3.0
adverb
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without restraint
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Freely; willingly.
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adjective satellite
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costing nothing
ExamplesFree admission.
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not occupied or in use
ExamplesA free locker.
A free lane.
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not fixed in position
ExamplesHe pulled his arm free and ran.
Synonyms detachedSource: WordNet 3.0
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not taken up by scheduled activities
ExamplesA free hour between classes.
Synonyms spareSource: WordNet 3.0
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completely wanting or lacking
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not literal
ExamplesA free translation of the poem.
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verb
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grant freedom to; free from confinement
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relieve from
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remove or force out from a position
ExamplesHe finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble.
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grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
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make (information) available for publication
Synonyms releaseSource: WordNet 3.0
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free from obligations or duties
Synonyms dischargeSource: WordNet 3.0
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free or remove obstruction from
ExamplesFree a path across the cluttered floor.
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let off the hook
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part with a possession or right
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release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
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make (assets) available
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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 <i>from</i>, and sometimes by <i>off</i>; as, to <i>free</i> a captive or a slave; to be <i>freed</i> of these inconveniences.
Source: webster1913