free

/fɹˈi/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

grant freedom to; free from confinement
relieve from
“Rid the house of pests”
remove or force out from a position
“The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums”
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
“She exempted me from the exam”
make (information) available for publication
“release the list with the names of the prisoners”
free from obligations or duties
free or remove obstruction from
“free a path across the cluttered floor”
let off the hook
“I absolve you from this responsibility”
part with a possession or right
“I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest”
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
make (assets) available
“release the holdings in the dictator's bank account”

adjective

not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
“free enterprise”
unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
“free expansion”
costing nothing
“complimentary tickets”
not occupied or in use
“a free locker”
not fixed in position
“the detached shutter fell on him”
not held in servitude
“after the Civil War he was a free man”
not taken up by scheduled activities
“a free hour between classes”
completely wanting or lacking
“writing barren of insight”
not literal
“a loose interpretation of what she had been told”

adverb

noun

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