Free

Definitions of "free"

• Not imprisoned or enslaved; being at liberty. adjective
• Not controlled by obligation or the will of another: felt free to go. adjective
• Having political independence: "America . . . is the freest and wealthiest nation in the world” ( Rudolph W. Giuliani). adjective
• Governed by consent and possessing or granting civil liberties: a free citizenry. adjective
• Not subject to arbitrary interference by a government: a free press. adjective
• Not affected or restricted by a given condition or circumstance: a healthy animal, free of disease; free from need. adjective
• Not subject to a given condition; exempt: income that is free of all taxes. adjective
• Not subject to external restraint: "Comment is free but facts are sacred” ( Charles Prestwich Scott). adjective
• Not literal or exact: a free translation. adjective
• Costing nothing; gratuitous: a free meal. adjective
• Publicly supported: free education. adjective
• Not occupied or used: a free locker. adjective
• Not taken up by scheduled activities: free time between classes. adjective
• Unobstructed; clear: a free lane. adjective
• Unguarded in expression or manner; open; frank. adjective
• Taking undue liberties; forward or overfamiliar. adjective
• Liberal or lavish: tourists who are free with their money. adjective
• Given, made, or done of one's own accord; voluntary or spontaneous: a free act of the will; free choices. adjective
• Chemistry & Physics Unconstrained; unconfined: free expansion. adjective

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