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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: 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
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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 f
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orms, 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 restr
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aint.
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
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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.
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.
the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
2.
material to be worked upon or to be used in making something: wood, steel, and other stuff for building.
3.
material of some unspecified kind: a cushion filled with some soft stuff.
4.
Chiefly British. woven material or fabric, esp. wool.
5.
property, as personal belongings or equipment; things.
6.
something to be swallowed, as food, drink, or medicine.
7.
inward character, qualities, or capabilities: to have good stuff in one.
8.
Informal. action or talk of a particular kind: kid stuff; Cut out the rough stuff.
9.
worthless things or matter: to clean the stuff out of a closet.
10.
worthless or foolish ideas, talk, or writing: a lot of stuff and nonsense.
11.
Sports.
a.
Baseball. the assortment of pitches that a pitcher uses in a game together with the ability to deliver them in the proper manner at the right speed to the desired spot: He saved his best stuff for the tougher hitters in the lineup.
b.
spin or speed imparted to a ball, as by a baseball pitcher, a bowler, or a tennis player: a pitch with plenty of stuff.
12.
Informal. journalistic, literary, artistic, dramatic, musical, or other compositions or performances: Bach composed some splendid stuff.
13.
Informal. one's trade, skill, field, facts, etc.: She knows her stuff.
14.
Slang. any kind of drug, esp. an illicit one.
15.
Also called stock.Papermaking. refined and beaten wet pulp ready for spreading on the wire.
–verb (used with object)
16.
to fill (a receptacle), esp. by packing the contents closely together; cram full.
17.
to fill (an aperture, cavity, etc.) by forcing something into it.
18.
to fill or line with some kind of material as a padding or packing.
19.
to fill or cram (oneself, one's stomach, etc.) with food.
20.
to fill (meat, vegetables, etc.) with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter.
21.
to fill the preserved skin of (a dead animal) with material, retaining its natural form and appearance for display.
22.
to put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box).
23.
to thrust or cram (something) into a receptacle, cavity, or the like.
24.
to pack tightly in a confined place; crowd together.
25.
to crowd (a vehicle, room, etc.) with persons.
26.
to clutter or fill (the mind) with facts, details, etc.
27.
(in leather manufacturing) to treat (a skin, hide, etc.) with a composition of tallow and other ingredients.
28.
to stop up or plug; block or choke (usually fol. by up).
–verb (used without object)
29.
to cram oneself with food; eat gluttonously; gorge.
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