Meaning of 'free'

adverb

without restraint

Synonyms: loose

adjective

not literal

Synonyms: loose

adjective

completely wanting or lacking

Synonyms: innocent barren destitute devoid

adjective

unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion

Example: "free expansion"

adjective

not fixed in position

Synonyms: detached

adjective

able to act at will

adjective

not held in servitude

Example: "After the Civil War I was a free man."

adjective

not occupied or in use

Example: "a free locker"

adjective

not taken up by scheduled activities

Example: "a free hour between classes"

Synonyms: spare

adjective

costing nothing

Synonyms: complimentary gratuitous costless gratis

noun

people who are free

Example: "the home of the free and the brave"

Synonyms: free people

verb

make (assets) available

Synonyms: release unblock unfreeze

verb

let off the hook

Synonyms: justify absolve

verb

free or remove obstruction from

Example: "free a path across the cluttered floor"

Synonyms: disengage

verb

remove or force out from a position

Synonyms: dislodge

verb

release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

Synonyms: liberate

verb

part with a possession or right

Synonyms: release

verb

relieve from

Synonyms: rid disembarrass

verb

grant freedom to

Example: "free from confinement"

Synonyms: release

verb

free from obligations or duties

Synonyms: discharge

verb

make (information) available for publication

Synonyms: release

verb

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

Synonyms: exempt relieve