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Freeing
see synonyms of freeingNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Freeing
see synonyms of freeingadjectiveWord forms: freer or freest
1.
able to act at will; not under compulsion or restraint
2.
a.
having personal rights or liberty; not enslaved or confined
b.
(as noun)
land of the free
3. (often postpositive; and foll by from)
not subject (to) or restricted (by some regulation, constraint, etc); exempt
a free market
free from pain
4.
(of a country, etc) autonomous or independent
5.
exempt from external direction or restriction; not forced or induced
free will
6.
not subject to conventional constraints
free verse
7.
(of jazz) totally improvised, with no preset melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic basis
8.
not exact or literal
a free translation
9.
costing nothing; provided without charge
free entertainment
10. law (of property)
a.
not subject to payment of rent or performance of services; freehold
b.
not subject to any burden or charge, such as a mortgage or lien; unencumbered
11. (postpositive; often foll by of or with)
ready or generous in using or giving; liberal; lavish
free with advice
12.
unrestrained by propriety or good manners; licentious
13.
not occupied or in use; available
a free cubicle
14.
not occupied or busy; without previous engagements
I'm not free until Wednesday
15.
open or available to all; public
16.
without charge to the subscriber or user
freepost
freephone
17.
not fixed or joined; loose
the free end of a chain
18.
without obstruction or impediment
free passage
19. chemistry
chemically uncombined
free nitrogen
20. phonetics
denoting a vowel that can occur in an open syllable, such as the vowel in see as opposed to the vowel in cat
21. grammar
denoting a morpheme that can occur as a separate word
Compare bound1 (sense 8a)22. logic
denoting an occurrence of a variable not bound by a quantifier
Compare bound1 (sense 9)23.
(of some materials, such as certain kinds of stone) easily worked
24. nautical
(of the wind) blowing from the quarter
25. feel free
26. for free
27. free and easy
28. make free with
adverb
29.
in a free manner; freely
30.
without charge or cost
31. nautical
with the wind blowing from the quarter
a yacht sailing free
verbWord forms: frees, freeing or freed (transitive)
32. (sometimes foll by up)
to set at liberty; release
33.
to remove obstructions, attachments, or impediments from; disengage
34. (often foll by of or from)
to relieve or rid (of obstacles, pain, etc)
noun
35. informal
a freesheet
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Freeing
see synonyms of freeing adjectiveWord forms: ˈfreer or ˈfreest
1.
a.
not under the control of some other person or some arbitrary power; able to act or think without compulsion or arbitrary restriction; having liberty; independent
b.
characterized by or resulting from liberty
2.
a.
having, or existing under, a government that does not impose arbitrary restrictions on the right to speak, assemble, petition, vote, etc.; having civil and political liberty
a free people
b.
not under control of a foreign government
3.
able to move in any direction; not held, as in chains, etc.; not kept from motion;
loose
4.
not held or confined by a court, the police, etc.; acquitted
5.
not held or burdened by obligations, debts, discomforts, etc.; unhindered; unhampered
free from pain
6.
at liberty; allowed
free to leave at any time
7.
not confined to the usual rules or patterns; not limited by convention or tradition
free verse
8.
not literal; not exact
a free translation
9.
not held or confined by prejudice or bias
10.
not restricted by anything except its own limitations or nature
free will
11.
not busy or not in use; available for other work, use, etc.
12.
readily done or made; spontaneous
a free offer
13.
not constrained or stilted; easy and graceful
a free gait
14.
a.
generous; liberal; lavish
a free spender
b.
profuse; copious
15.
frank; straightforward
16.
too frank or familiar in speech, action, etc.; forward; indecorous
17.
with no charge or cost; gratis
a free ticket
18.
not liable to (trade restrictions, etc.); exempt from certain impositions, as taxes or duties
19.
clear of obstructions; open and unimpeded
a free road ahead
20.
open to all; esp., without restrictions as to trade
a free market, free port
21.
not in contact or connection; not fastened
the free end of a rope
22.
not united; not combined
free oxygen
23.
not opposed; favorable
said of a wind blowing from a direction more than six points from straight ahead24. Games
additional; extra
a free turn
25. Jazz
designating or of improvisation unrestricted by set harmonic structure, rhythmic patterns, tempo, etc.
26. Linguistics
designating a minimum form, or morpheme, that may occur alone as an independent word
in “boys,” boy is a free form, but -s is not
see also bound2 (sense 9) adverbWord forms: ˈfreer or ˈfreest
27.
without cost or payment
28.
in a free manner; without obstruction, burden, obligation, etc.
29. Nautical
with a favorable wind
verb transitiveWord forms: freed or ˈfreeing
30.
to make free
; specif.,a.
to release from bondage or arbitrary power, authority, obligation, etc.
b.
to clear of obstruction, entanglement, etc.; disengage
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