free

Sense 1 noun

people who are free

the home of the free and the brave

Sense 2 verb

grant freedom to; free from confinement

Sense 3 adjective

able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

free enterprise

Sense 4 adverb

without restraint

cows in India are running loose

Sense 5 verb

relieve from

Rid the house of pests

Sense 6 adjective

unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion

free expansion

Sense 7 verb

remove or force out from a position

The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums

Sense 8 adjective

costing nothing

complimentary tickets

Sense 9 verb

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

She exempted me from the exam

Sense 10 adjective

not occupied or in use

a free locker

Sense 11 verb

make (information) available for publication

release the list with the names of the prisoners

Sense 12 adjective

not fixed in position

the detached shutter fell on him

Sense 13 verb

free from obligations or duties

Sense 14 adjective

not held in servitude

after the Civil War he was a free man

Sense 15 verb

free or remove obstruction from

free a path across the cluttered floor

Sense 16 adjective

not taken up by scheduled activities

a free hour between classes

Sense 17 verb

let off the hook

I absolve you from this responsibility

Sense 18 adjective

completely wanting or lacking

writing barren of insight

Sense 19 verb

part with a possession or right

I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest

Sense 20 adjective

not literal

a loose interpretation of what she had been told

Sense 21 verb

release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

Sense 22 verb

make (assets) available

release the holdings in the dictator's bank account