n people who are free
the home of the free and the brave
v grant freedom to; free from confinement
v relieve from
v remove or force out from a position
He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble
v grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
v make (information) available for publication
v free from obligations or duties
v free or remove obstruction from
free a path across the cluttered floor
v let off the hook
v part with a possession or right
v release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
v make (assets) available
a able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
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
a unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
free expansion free oxygen a free electron
s costing nothing
free admission
s not occupied or in use
a free locker a free lane
s not fixed in position
he pulled his arm free and ran
a not held in servitude
after the Civil War he was a free man
s not taken up by scheduled activities
a free hour between classes