33. free away from the wind: a sailboat running free.
34. (v.t.)free to set at liberty; release from bondage, imprisonment, or restraint.
35. free to exempt or deliver (usu. fol. by from).
36. free to relieve or rid (usu. fol. by of): to free oneself of responsibility.
37. free to disengage; clear (usu. fol. by from or of).
38. free to release, as from restrictions.
39. free to disentangle.
40. free casual; informal.
41. free inappropriately casual; presumptuous.
42. free to use as one's own.
43. free to treat with too much familiarity; take liberties with.
Definition of 'FREE'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)free, free people people who are free "the home of the free and the brave"
2. (adj)free 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"
3. (adj)free unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron"
5. (adj)free not occupied or in use "a free locker"; "a free lane"
6. (adj)detached, free not fixed in position "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"
7. (adj)free not held in servitude "after the Civil War he was a free man"
8. (adj)spare, free not taken up by scheduled activities "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"
9. (adj)barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent completely wanting or lacking "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
10. (verb)free, loose, liberal not literal "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
12. (verb)rid, free, disembarrass relieve from "Rid the house of pests"
13. (verb)dislodge, free 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"
15. (verb)free, release make (information) available for publication "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
16. (verb)free, discharge free from obligations or duties
17. (verb)free, disengage free or removeobstruction from "free a path across the cluttered floor"
18. (verb)absolve, justify, free let off the hook "I absolve you from this responsibility"
19. (verb)release, relinquish, resign, free, give up part with a possession or right "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
1. (adjective)free not costing any money a free sample of our product; Admission to the show is free!
2. free without restrictions or controls the right to free speech; You are free to do what you want.
3. free (of a person) not a slave or prisoner On April 4th I'll be a free man.
4. free ≠ busy I'm free to talk for a few minutes.; Are you free for dinner next Friday?
5. free (of time) not scheduled and therefore available I have lots of free time now.; a free afternoon
6. free not held by or stuck in sth He struggled until he was free of the ropes.
7. free not affected or influenced by sth negative chemical-/nuclear-/preservative-free; He felt free of/from all doubts.
8. free not being used The seat next to her was free.
9. (verb)free ≠ capture, catch troops who freed the prisoners from the camps
10. free to help sb or sth that is caught to get out The animal tried to free its foot from the trap.
11. free to allow sb to havemoretime available Your help frees me up to think about other issues.
12. (adverb)free without payment Children ride the subway free.
13. free out of a position in which sb or sth is held or caught She finally managed to break free from her attacker.
Definition of 'FREE'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)FREE 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
2. (adj)FREE to remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve from the constraint of
5. (adverb)FREE without charge; as, children admitted free
6. FREE 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
7. FREE 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
8. FREE liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master
9. FREE not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest; liberated; at liberty to go
10. FREE not subjected to the laws of physical necessity; capable of voluntary activity; endowed with moral liberty; -- said of the will
12. FREE unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved; ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative
13. FREE unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a bad sense
14. FREE not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as, free with his money
15. FREE exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; -- followed by from, or, rarely, by of
18. FREE invested with a particularfreedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; -- followed by of
19. FREE 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 freeschool
20. FREE not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous; spontaneous; as, free admission; a freegift
21. FREE 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