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Free Definition–adjective | 1. | enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people. | | 2. | pertaining to or reserved for those who enjoy personal liberty: They were thankful to be living on free soil. | | 3. | existing under, characterized by, or possessing civil and political liberties that are, as a rule, constitutionally guaranteed by representative government: the free nations of the world. | | 4. | enjoying political autonomy, as a people or country not under foreign rule; independent. | | 5. | exempt from external authority, interference, restriction, etc., as a person or one's will, thought, choice, action, etc.; independent; unrestricted. | | 6. | able to do something at will; at liberty: free to choose. | | 7. | clear of obstructions or obstacles, as a road or corridor: The highway is now free of fallen rock. | | 8. | not occupied or in use:
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I'll try to phone her again if the line is free. | | 9. | exempt or released from something specified that controls, restrains, burdens, etc. (usually fol. by from or of): free from worry; free of taxes. | | 10. | having immunity or being safe (usually fol. by from): free from danger. | | 11. | provided without, or not subject to, a charge or payment: free parking; a free sample. | | 12. | given without consideration of a return or reward: a free offer of legal advice. | | 13. | unimpeded, as motion or movement; easy, firm, or swift. | | 14. | not held fast; loose; unattached: to get one's arm free. | | 15. | not joined to or in contact with something else: The free end of the cantilever sagged. | | 16. | acting without self-restraint or reserve: to be too free with one's tongue. | | 17. | ready or generous in giving; liberal; lavish: to be free with one's advice. | | 18. | given readily or in profusion; unstinted. | | 19. | frank and open; unconstrained, unceremonious, or familiar. | | 20. | unrestrained by decency; loose or licentious: free behavior. | | 21. | not subject to special regulations, restrictions, duties, etc.: The ship was given free passage. | | 22. | of, pertaining to, or characterized by free enterprise: a free economy. | | 23. | that may be used by or is open to all: a free market. | | 24. | engaged in by all present; general: a free fight. | | 25. | not literal, as a translation, adaptation, or the like; loose. | | 26. | uncombined chemically: free oxygen. | | 27. | traveling without power; under no force except that of gravity or inertia: free flight. | | 28. | Phonetics. (of a vowel) situated in an open syllable (opposed to checked ). | | 29. | at liberty to enter and enjoy at will (usually fol. by of): to be free of a friend's house. | | 30. | not subject to rules, set forms, etc.: The young students had an hour of free play between classes. | | 31. | easily worked, as stone, land, etc. | | 32. | Mathemat
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ics. (of a vector) having specified magnitude and direction but no specified initial point. Compare bound 1 (def. 9). | | 33. | Also, large. Nautical. (of a wind) nearly on the quarter, so that a sailing vessel may sail free. | | 34. | not containing a specified substance (often used in combination): a sugar-free soft drink. | | 35. | (of a linguistic form) occurring as an independent construction, without necessary combination with other forms, as most words. Compare bound 1 (def. 11). | | 36. | without cost, payment, or charge. | –adverb | 37. | in a free manner; freely. | | 38. | Nautical. away from the wind, so that a sailing vessel need not be close-hauled: running free. | –verb (used with object) | 39. | to make free; set at liberty; release from bondage, imprisonment, or restraint. | | 40. | to exempt or deliver (usually fol. by from). | | 41. | to relieve or rid (usually fol. by of): to free oneself of responsibility. | | 42. | to disengage; clear (usually fol. by from or of). | —Verb phrase | 43. | free up, | a. | to release, as from restrictions: Congress voted to free up funds for the new highway system. | | b. | to disentangle: It took an hour to free up the traffic jam. | | —Idioms | 44. | for free, Informal. without charge: The tailor mended my jacket for free. | <
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| 46. | free and easy, | a. | unrestrained; casual; informal. | | b. | excessively or inappropriately casual; presumptuous. | | | 47. | make free with, | a. | to use as one's own; help oneself to: If you make free with their liquor, you won't be invited again. | | b. | to treat with too much familiarity; take liberties with. | | | 48. | set free, to release; liberate; free: The prisoners were set free. | | 49. | with a free hand, generously; freely; openhandedly: He entertains visitors with a free hand. | |
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Credit Definition–noun | 1. | commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due. | | 2. | a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school. | | 3. | the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.: She got a screen credit for photography. | | 4. | trustworthiness; credibility: a witness of credit. | | 5. | confidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay, displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or services without immediate payment. | | 6. | reputation of solvency and probity, entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing: Your credit is good. | | 7. | influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one's reputation. | | 8. | time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust: 90 days' credit. | | 9. | repute; re
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putation; esteem. | | 10. | a sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account: He has an outstanding credit of $50. | | 11. | Education. | a. | official acceptance and recording of the work completed by a student in a particular course of study. | | | 12. | Bookkeeping. | a. | an entry of payment or value received on an account. | | b. | the right-hand side of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to debit ). | | c. | an entry, or t
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he total shown, on the credit side. | | | 13. | any deposit or sum of money against which a person may draw. | –verb (used with object) | 14. | to believe; put confidence in; trust; have faith in. | | 15. | to bring honor, esteem, etc., to; reflect well upon. | | 16. | Bookkeeping. to enter upon the credit side of an account; give credit for or to. | | 17. | Education. to award educational credits to (often fol. by with): They credited me with three hours in history. | —Verb phrase | 18. | credit to or with, to ascribe to a (thing, person, etc.): In former times many herbs were credited with healing powers. | —Idioms | 19. | do someone credit, to be a source of honor or distinction for someone. Also, do credit to someone. | | 20. | on credit, by deferred payment: Everything they have was bought on credit. | | 21. | to one's credit, deserving of praise or recognition; admirable: It is to his credit that he freely admitted his guilt. | |
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Check Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff. | | 2. | to restrain; hold in restraint or control: They built a high wall to check the tides. | | 3. | to cause a reduction, as in rate or intensity; diminish: The new measures checked the rapidity with which the epidemic was spreading. | | 4. | to investigate or verify as to correctness: She checked the copy against the original. | | 5. | to make an inquiry into, search through, etc.: We checked the files, but the letter was missing. | | 6. | to inspect or test the performance, condition, safety, etc., of (something): Check a used car thoroughly before buying it. | | 7. | to mark (something) so as to indicate examination, correctness, preference, etc. (often fol. by off): Please check the correct answer. They checked off the names of people they wanted to invite. | | 8. | to leave in temporary custody: Check your umbrellas at the door. | | 9. | to accept for temporary custody: We accept responsibility for any article we check here. | | 10. | to send (baggage) on a passenger's ticket, usually on the same carrier used by the passenger, for pickup at the destination: We checked two trunks through to Portland. | | 11. | to accept (baggage) for conveyance, and to convey, under the privilege of a passenger's ticket: Check this trunk to Portland. | | 12. | to mark with or in a pattern of squares: to check fabric. | | 13. | Agriculture. to plant in checkrows. | | 14. | Chess. to place (an opponent's king) under direct attack. | | 15. | Ice Hockey. to obstruct or impede the movement or progress of (an opponent). Compare back-check, fore-check. | –verb (used without object) | 16. | to prove to be right; correspond accurately: The reprint checks with the original, item for item. | | 17. | to make an inquiry, investigation, etc., as for verification (often fol. by up, into, etc.): He checked to make sure his answer was correct. Check into the matter. | | 18. | to make a sudden stop; pause: The horse checked before he jumped. | | 19. | Chess. to make a move that puts the opponent's king under direct attack. | | 20. | to crack or split, usually in small checks: Painted surfaces may check with age. | | 21. | Poker. to decline to initiate the betting in a betting round, usually to force another player to make the first bet rather than raise it. | | 22. | Hunting. (of hounds) to stop, esp. because the line of scent has been lost. | | 23. | Falconry. (of a hawk) to forsake the proper prey and follow baser game (fol. by at). | –noun | 24. | Also, British, cheque. Ban
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king. a written order, usually on a standard printed form, directing a bank to pay money. | | 25. | a slip or ticket showing the amount owed, esp. a bill for food or beverages consumed. | | 26. | a ticket or token that when matched with a counterpart identifies an article left in the temporary custody of another, the purchaser of a ticket, a person who is to be served next, etc. | | 27. | a criterion, standard, or means to insure against error, fraud, etc.: This handmade sample is a check that the machine-made samples have to match. | | 28. | an inquiry, search, or examination: We made a quick check but found nothing missing. | | 29. | Also called check mark. a mark, often indicated by ( ), as on a list, to indicate that something has been considered, acted upon, or approved. | | 30. | a person or thing that stops, limits, slows, or restrains: The increase of duty was an effective check on imports. He was a check on her enthusiasm. | | 31. | a sudden arrest or stoppage; repulse; rebuff: Taxation caused a check in the accumulation of vast fortunes. | | 32. | a control, test, or inspection that ascertains performance or prevents error: They ran a check on the dependability of the automobile. | | 33. | a pattern formed of squares, as on a checkerboard. | | 34. | one of the squares in such a pattern. | | 35. | a fabric having a check pattern. | | 36. | Chess. the exposure of the king to direct attack: The king was in check. | | 38. | a counter used in card games, as the chip in poker. | | 39. | a small crack: There were several checks in the paint. | | 40. | an egg, designated for market, having a slightly cracked shell and an intact inner membrane. | | 41. | Masonry. a rabbet-shaped cutting on the edge of a stone, by which it is fitted to another stone. | | 42. | Hunting. | a. | the losing of the scent by a dog or pack. | | b. | (in fox hunting) a period in a hunt, following the losing of the scent by the hounds, during which the field rests quietly while the hounds cast to regain the scent. | | –adjective | 43. | serving to check, control, verify, etc.: a check system. | | 44. | ornamented with a checkered pattern; checkered: a check border. | –interjection | 45. | Chess. (used as a call to warn one's opponent that his or her king is exposed to direct attack, having just one move in which to escape or parry.) | | 46. | Informal. all right! agreed! | —Verb phrases | 47. | check in, to register, as at a hotel; indicate one's arrival or presence at a place, function, etc., usually by signing an appropriate form: We checked in at the reception desk. | | 48. | check on or up on, to investigate, scrutinize, or inspect: Don't forget to check on his work. We have to check up on him. | | 49. | check out, | a. | to vacate and pay for one's quarters at a hotel. | | b. | to verify or become verified; examine or investigate. | | c. | to fulfill requirements, as by passing a test: The engine checked out and we proceeded on our way. | | d. | to itemize, total the cost of, and collect payment for (a purchase): The supermarket cashier was exhausted from checking out groceries all day long. | | e. | to have the cost added up and pay for merchandise. | | f. | to borrow (an item) by having it listed as one's temporary responsibility: The adding machine was checked out in your name. | | g. | Informal. to depart quickly or abruptly; leave in a hurry. | | | 50. | check over, to examine or investigate, esp. thoroughly. | |
—Idioms | 51. | check the helm, Nautical. to alter the helm of a turning vessel to keep the bow from swinging too far or too rapidly. | | 52. | in check, under restraint: He held his anger in check. | | From Dictionary
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