Word Definitions & Examples
adjective
Sense 2
unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
"free expansion"
"free oxygen"
"a free electron"
Opposites:
bound
verb
Sense 3
"release the list with the names of the prisoners"
Kinds of:
declassify
Derived:
release
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 5
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
adjective satellite
Sense 6
not literal
"a loose interpretation of what she had been told"
"a free translation of the poem"
Similar:
inexact
adjective
Sense 7
"free enterprise"
"a free port"
"a free country"
"I have an hour free"
"free will"
"free of racism"
"feel free to stay as long as you wish"
"a free choice"
Similar:
at large(p)
at liberty(p)
escaped
loose
on the loose(p)
unconstrained
autonomous
independent
Opposites:
unfree
verb
Sense 9
"free a path across the cluttered floor"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite
Sense 10
not occupied or in use
"a free locker"
"a free lane"
Similar:
unoccupied
adjective satellite
Sense 11
"a free hour between classes"
"spare time on my hands"
Similar:
unoccupied
adjective satellite
Sense 12
"the detached shutter fell on him"
"he pulled his arm free and ran"
Similar:
unfixed
verb
Sense 14
"Rid the the house of pests"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s to somebody
verb
Sense 15
"The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"
"He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 16
let off the hook
"I absolve you from this responsibility"
Type of:
forgive
Derived:
justification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s to somebody
verb
Sense 17
"release the holdings in the dictator''s bank account"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 19
"She exempted me from the exam"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 20
"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"
"resign a claim to the throne"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
20
Total Synonyms
21
Total Relationships
125
Times Searched
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