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 li
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ving 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: 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. | Mathematics. (of a vector) having specified magnitude and direction but no specified initial point. Compare bound1 (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 bound1 (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
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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. |
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—Idioms| 44. | for free, Informal. without charge: The tailor mended my jacket for free. |
| 45. | free and clear, Law. without any encumbrance, as a lien or mortgage: They owned their house free and clear. |
| 46. | free and easy, | a. | unrestrained; casual; informal. |
| b. | excessively or inappropriately casual; presumptuous. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
From DictionaryCredit Definition–noun | 1. | commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where
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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; reputation; 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. |
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| 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 the total shown, on the credit side. |
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| 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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From DictionaryReport Definition–noun | 1. | an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: <
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span class="ital-inline">a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient. |
| 2. | a statement or announcement. |
| 3. | a widely circulated statement or item of news; rumor; gossip. |
| 4. | an account of a speech, debate, meeting, etc., esp. as taken down for publication. |
| 5. | a loud noise, as from an explosion: the report of a distant cannon. |
| 6. | a statement of a student's grades, level of achievement, or academic standing for or during a prescribed period of time. |
| 7. | Computers. output, esp. printed, containing organized information. |
| 8. | a statement of a judicial opinion or decision, or of a case argued and determined in a court of justice. |
| 9. | reports, Law. a collection of adjudications. |
| 10. | repute; reputation; fame: a man of bad report. |
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| 11. | to carry and repeat, as an answer or message; repeat, as what one has heard. |
| 12. | to relate, as what has been learned by observation or investigation. |
| 13. | to give or render a formal account or statement of: to report a deficit. |
| 14. | to send back (a bill, amendment, etc.) to a legislative body with a formal report outlining findings and recommendations (often fol. by out): The committee reported out the bill. |
| 15. | to make a charge against (a p
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erson), as to a superior: I intend to report him to the dean for cheating. |
| 16. | to make known the presence, condition, or whereabouts of: to report a ship missing. |
| 17. | to present (oneself) to a person in authority, as in accordance with requirements. |
| 18. | to take down (a speech, lecture, etc.) in writing. |
| 19. | to write an account of (an event, situation, etc.), as for publication in a newspaper. |
–verb (used without object) | 21. | to prepare, make, or submit a report of something observed, investigated, or the like. |
| 22. | to serve or work as a reporter, as for a newspaper. |
| 23. | to make one's condition or whereabouts known, as to a person in authority: to report sick. |
| 24. | to present oneself duly, as at a place: to report to Room 101. |
—Idiom| 25. | on report, Military. (of personnel) under restriction pending disciplinary action. |
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From DictionaryScore Definition–noun | 1. | the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match. |
| 2. | the total points or strokes made by one side, individual, play, game, etc. |
| 3. | an act or instance of making or earning a point or
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points. |
| 4. | Education, Psychology. the performance of an individual or sometimes of a group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol. |
| 5. | a notch, scratch, or incision; a stroke or line. |
| 6. | a notch or mark for keeping an account or record. |
| 7. | a reckoning or account so kept; tally. |
| 8. | any account showing indebtedness. |
| 9. | an amount recorded as due. |
| 10. | a line drawn as a boundary, the starting point of a race, a goal line, etc. |
| 11. | a group or set of 20: about a score of years ago. |
| 12. | scores, a great many: Scores of people were at the dance. |
| 13. | a reason, ground, or cause: to complain on the score of low pay. |
| 14. | Informal. | a. | the basic facts, point of progress, etc., regarding a situation: What's the score on Saturday's picnic? |
| b. | a successful move, remark, etc. |
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| 15. | Music. | a. | a written or printed piece of music with all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged on staves, one under the other. |
| c. | the music played as background to or part of a movie, play, or television presentation. |
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| 16. | Slang. | a. | a success in finding a willing sexual partner; sexual conquest. |
| b. | a purchase or acquisition of illicit drugs, as heroin or cocaine. |
| c. | a single payoff obtained through graft by a police officer, esp. from a narcotics violator. |
| d. | a successful robbery; theft. |
| e. | any success, triumph, happy acquisition, gift, or win. |
| f. | the victim of a robbery or swindle. |
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–verb (used with object) | 17. | to gain for addition to one's score in a game or match. |
| 18. | to make a score of: He scored 98 on the test. |
| 19. | to have as a specified value in points: Four aces score 100. |
| 20. | Education, Psychology. to evaluate the responses a person has made on (a test or an examination). |
| 21. | Music.
| c. | to compose the music for (a movie, play, television show, etc.) |
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| 22. | Cookery. to cut ridges or lines into (meat, fish, etc.) with shallow slashes, usually in a diamond pattern, before cooking. |
| 23. | to make notches, cuts, marks, or lines in or on. |
| 24. | to record or keep a record of (points, items, etc.), by or as if by notches, marks, etc.; tally; reckon (often fol. by up). |
| 25. | to write down as a debt. |
| 26. | to record as a debtor. |
| 27. | to gain, achieve, or win: The play scored a great success. |
| 28. | Slang. | a. | to obtain (a drug) illicitly. |
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| 29. | to berate or censure: The newspapers scored the mayor severely for the announcement. |
| 30. | to crease (paper or cardboard) so that it can be folded easily and without damage. |
–verb (used without object) | 31. | to make a point or points in a game or contest. |
| 32. | to keep score, as of a game. |
| 33. | to achieve an a
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dvantage or a success: The new product scored with the public. |
| 34. | to make notches, cuts, lines, etc. |
| 35. | to run up a score or debt. |
| 36. | Slang. | a. | to succeed in finding a willing sexual partner; have coitus. |
| b. | to purchase or obtain drugs illicitly. |
| c. | to elicit and accept a bribe. |
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—Idiom| 37. | pay off or settle a score, to avenge a wrong; retaliate: In the Old West they paid off a score with bullets. |
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