adjective
1.(of a facility or piece of equipment) not occupied or in use.
‘the bathroom was free’
‘He recently overheard two children in one of the palace’s galleries saying to one another that maybe one of the workstations was free now and they could go back to it.’
2.(of a state or its citizens or institutions) subject neither to foreign domination nor to despotic government.
‘a free press’
‘The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government.’
3.(of a translation) conveying only the broad sense; not literal.
‘He also published occasional verses, satires, and a free translation from Virgil.’
‘These are themes which we are now very familiar with - and the production, with its very colloquial and rather free translation of the original, emphasises them too much in its wish to make the play ‘relevant’ to our times.’
4.(of literature or music) not observing the normal conventions of style or form.
‘The most obvious question here is if free verse is so ‘free’, then what will differentiate it from prose?’
‘The style is very free; there are no rhymes.’
5.(of power or energy) disengaged or available.
‘As the electrons are free to move they do so until they find positions where they feel no net force.’
‘But as there is no magnetic equivalent of the free electron, this is intuitively impossible.’
6.(of the wind) blowing from a favourable direction to the side or aft of a vessel.
‘We had the wind free, and were on port, so one needed at least two pairs of eyes in each boat!’
‘We had the wind free, a lightish air; but clouds of an inky blackness were beginning to arise, and at times it lightened without thunder.’
7.Able or permitted to take a specified action.
‘you are free to leave’
‘I’ve bought the CD, it belongs to me, I’m free to sell it on, throw it out, or give it away.’
8.Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.
‘I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free’
‘a free choice’
9.Denoting a linguistic form that can be used in isolation.
‘In other words, the domains in which a pronominal must be free are much more restricted than those in which an anaphor can be bound.’
‘In Swedish, the indefinite article is a free morpheme, whereas the definite article is a suffix to the noun.’
10.Denoting an ethnic or political group actively opposing an occupying or invading force, in particular the groups that continued resisting the Germans in the Second World War after the fall of their countries.
‘the Free Dutch, Free Polish, and Free Norwegian fleets’
‘The one thing which these rebels did have was an awareness of their legacy as free Americans.’
11.Frank or unrestrained in speech, expression, or action.
‘he was free in his talk of revolution’
‘Mrs S and I enjoy nothing more than a free and frank exchange of views.’
12.Given or available without charge.
‘free health care’
‘At the moment, cyclists need a free permit to use the towpaths.’
13.Not a slave.
‘the poor among the free men joined the slaves against the rich’
‘At the western end is the old burial ground for slaves and free blacks.’
14.Not bound in an atom, a molecule, or a compound.
‘the atmosphere of that time contained virtually no free oxygen’
‘What is left behind is not only very strong, but also contains very little free mercury.’
15.Not or no longer confined or imprisoned.
‘the researchers set the birds free’
‘police were forced to let him walk free’
16.Not physically obstructed or fixed.
‘he tried to kick his legs free’
‘she smiled, leaned back, and waved a free arm in the air’
17.Not subject to engagements or obligations.
‘she spent her free time shopping’
‘A number of major companies are not represented because their directors are not free that weekend.’
18.Not subject to or affected by (something undesirable)
‘our salsas are free of preservatives’
‘On release she was free from drugs and alcohol for the first time in years.’
19.Overfamiliar or forward.
‘Let’s just say he’s rather free with his hands, if you know what I mean.’
‘She spoke and listened to much free talk, such as one never would have thought the lips or ears of Rachel Castlewoods daughter would have uttered or heard.’
20.Using or expending something without restraint; lavish.
‘she was always free with her money’
‘Kirby had not been so free with her expressions of emotions since her mother passed away.’
adverb
1.With the sheets eased.
‘I kept her off the wind and sailing free until I had all square forward’
‘Make sure the sheets and halyards are clear and ready to run free as needed.’
2.Without cost or payment.
‘ladies were admitted free’
‘Child specialist, Dr H Raju, will treat these children free of cost every Tuesday.’
verb
1.Make available for a particular purpose.
‘we are freeing management time for alternative work’
‘Supporters believe that this will free up resources to care for the environment and to ensure social progress.’
2.Release from confinement or slavery.
‘they were freed from jail’
‘All bar three of the captives were freed unharmed.’
3.Release from physical obstruction or restraint.
‘I had to tug hard and at last freed him’
‘she struggled to free herself from the tenacious mud’
4.Remove something undesirable or restrictive from.
‘his inheritance freed him from financial constraints’
‘free your body of excess tension’
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adjective
‘the bathroom was free’
