free
adverb
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without restraintloose
adjective
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not literalloose
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completely wanting or lackinginnocentbarrendestitutedevoid
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unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion“free expansion”
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not fixed in positiondetached
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able to act at will
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not held in servitude“After the Civil War I was a free man.”
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not occupied or in use“a free locker”
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not taken up by scheduled activities“a free hour between classes”spare
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costing nothingcomplimentarygratuitouscostlessgratis
noun
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people who are free“the home of the free and the brave”free people
verb
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make (assets) availablereleaseunblockunfreeze
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let off the hookjustifyabsolve
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free or remove obstruction from“free a path across the cluttered floor”disengage
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remove or force out from a positiondislodge
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release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decompositionliberate
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part with a possession or rightrelease
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relieve fromriddisembarrass
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grant freedom to“free from confinement”release
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free from obligations or dutiesdischarge
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make (information) available for publicationrelease
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grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement toexemptrelieve