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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. | Mathematics. (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. b
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y 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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Phone Definition–noun, verb (used
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Call Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home. | | 2. | to command or request to come; summon: to call a dog; to call a cab; to call a witness. | | 3. | to ask or invite to come: Will you call the family to dinner? | | 4. | to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone: Call me when you arrive. | | 5. | to rouse from sleep, as by a call; waken: Call me at eight o'clock. | | 6. | to read over (a roll or a list) in a loud voice. | | 7. | to convoke or convene: to call Congress into session. | | 8. | to announce authoritatively; proclaim: to call a halt. | | 9. | to order into effect; establish: to call a strike. | | 10. | to schedule: to call a rehearsal. | | 11. | to summon by or as if by divine command: He felt called to the ministry. | | 12. | to summon to an office, duty, etc.: His country called him to the colors. | | 13. | to cause to come; bring: to call to mind; to call into existence. | | 14. | to bring under consideration or discussion: The judge called the case to court. | | 15. | to attract or lure (birds or animals) by imitating characteristic sounds. | | 16. | to direct or attract (attention): He called his roommate's attention to the mess. | | 17. | to name or address (someone) as: His parents named him James, but the boys call him Jim. | | 18. | to designate as something specified: He called me a liar. | | 19. | to think of as something specified; consider; estimate: I call that a mean remark. | | 20. | to demand of (someone) that he or she fulfill a promise, furnish evidence for a statement, etc.: They called him on his story. | | 21. | to criticize adversely; express disapproval of; censure: She called him on his vulgar language. | | 22. | to demand payment or fulfillment of (a loan). | | 23. | to demand presentation of (bonds) for redemption. | | 24. | to forecast correctly: He has called the outcome of the last three elections. | | 25. | Sports. (of an official) | a. | to pronounce a judgment on (a shot, pitch, batter, etc.): The umpire called the pitch a strike. | | b. | to put an end to (a contest) because of inclement weather, poor field conditions, etc.: A sudden downpour forced the umpire to call the game. | | | 26. | Pool. to name (the ball) one intends to drive into a particular pocket. | | 27. | (in a computer program) to transfer control of to a procedure or subroutine. | | 28. | Cards. | b. | to demand the display of a hand by (a player). | | c. | Poker. to equal (a bet) or equal the bet made by (the preceding bettor) in a round. |
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| d. | Bridge. to signal one's partner for a lead of (a certain card or suit). | | –verb (used without object) | 29. | to speak loudly, as to attract attention; shout; cry: She called to the children. | | 30. | to make a short visit; stop at a place on some errand or business: She called at the store for the package. | | 31. | to telephone or try to telephone a person: He promised to call at noon. | | 32. | Cards. | b. | to demand a showing of hands. | | c. | Poker. to equal a bet. | | d. | Bridge. to bid or pass. | | | 33. | (of a bird or animal) to utter its characteristic cry. | –noun | 35. | the cry or vocal sound of a bird or other animal. | | 36. | an instrument for imitating this cry and attracting or luring an animal: He bought a duck call. | | 37. | an act or instance of telephoning: She went into a telephone booth to place her call. | | 38. | a short visit: to make a call on someone. | | 39. | a summons or signal sounded by a bugle, bell, etc.: We live so close to the fort that we can hear the bugle calls. | | 40. | a summons, invitation, or bidding: The students gathered at the call of the dean. | | 41. | a calling of a roll; roll call. | | 42. | the fascination or appeal of a given place, vocation, etc.: the call of the sea. | | 43. | a mystic experience of divine appointment to a vocation or service: He had a call to become a minister. | | 44. | a request or invitation to become pastor of a church, a professor in a university, etc. | | 45. | a need or occasion: He had no call to say such outrageous things. | | 46. | a demand or claim: to ma
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ke a call on a person's time. | | 47. | a demand for payment of an obligation, esp. where payment is at the option of the creditor. | | 48. | Cards. | a. | a demand for a card or a showing of hands. | | b. | Poker. an equaling of the preceding bet. | | c. | Bridge. a bid or pass. | | | 49. | Sports. a judgment or decision by an umpire, a referee, or other official of a contest, as on a shot, pitch, or batter: The referees were making one bad call after another. | | 50. | Theater. | a. | a notice of rehearsal posted by the stage manager. | | | 51. | Dance. a figure or direction in square dancing, announced to the dancers by the caller. | | 52. | Also called call option. Finance. an option that gives the right to buy a fixed amount of a particular stock at a predetermined price within a given period of time, purchased by a person who believes the price will rise. Compare put (def. 24). | | 53. | Fox Hunting. any of several cries, or sounds made on a horn by the hunter to encourage the hounds. | —Verb phrases | 54. | call away, to cause to leave or go; summon: A death in the family called him away. | | 55. | call back, | a. | to summon or bring back; recall: He called back the messenger. The actor was called back for a second audition. | | b. | to revoke; retract: to call back an accusation. | | | 56. | call down, | a. | to request or pray for; invoke: to call down the wrath of God. | | b. | to reprimand; scold: The boss called us down for lateness. | | | 57. | call for, | a. | to go or come to get; pick up; fetch. | | c. | to require; demand; need: The occasion calls for a cool head. | | | 58. | call forth, to summon into action; bring into existence: to call forth her courage and resolve. | | 59. | call in, | a. | to call for payment; collect. | | b. | to withdraw from circulation: to call in gold certificates. | | c. | to call upon for consultation; ask for help: Two specialists were called in to assist in the operation. | | d. | to inform or report by telephone: Did he call in his decision this morning? | | e. | to participate in a radio or television progr
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am by telephone. | | | 60. | call in or into question. question (def. 17). | | 61. | call off, | a. | to distract; take away: Please call off your dog. | | b. | to cancel (something) that had been planned for a certain date: The performance was called off because of rain. | | | 62. | call on or upon, | a. | to ask; appeal to: They called on him to represent them. | | b. | to visit for a short time: to call on friends. | | | 63. | call out, | a. | to speak in a loud voice; shout. | | b. | to summon into service or action: Call out the militia! | | c. | to bring out; elicit: The emergency called out her hidden abilities. | | d. | to direct attention to with a callout: to call out each detail in an illustration. |
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| e. | Informal. to challenge to a fight. | | | 64. | call up, | a. | to bring forward for consideration or discussion. | | b. | to cause to remember; evoke. | | c. | to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone. | | d. | to summon for action or service: A large number of Army reservists were called up. | | e. | Computers. to summon (information) from a computer system for display on a video screen: She called up the full text. | | —Idioms | 65. | call in sick. sick 1 (def. 14). | | 66. | call to order. order (def. 48). | | 67. | on call, | a. | payable or subject to return without advance notice. | | b. | readily available for summoning upon short notice. | | | 68. | take a call, to acknowledge the applause of the audience after a performance by appearing for a bow or a curtain call. | | 69. | within call, within distance or range of being spoken to or summoned: Please stay within call. | |
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