Dictionary definition · free
noun
- people who are free"the home of the free and the brave"
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"
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"
adverb
- without restraint"cows in India are running loose"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).