English-Thai Dictionary

free

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็นอิสระ  โดย เสรี  ไม่มีข้อจำกัด  sueng-pen-id-sa-la

 

free

ADJ แจก ฟรี  ให้เปล่า  ไม่ คิด มูลค่า  jeak-fe

 

free

ADV อย่าง ให้เปล่า  อย่าง ไม่ต้อง เสียเงิน  อย่าง ไม่ คิด มูลค่า  yang-hai-plao

 

free

VT ขจัด  กำจัด  ปลดเปลื้อง  ka-jad

 

free

VT ทำให้ ปลอด จาก สิ่งกีดขวาง  ทำให้ มี สิทธิเสรีภาพ  tam-hai-plod-jak-sing-kid-kwang

 

free

VT ปลดปล่อย  ปล่อย  ทำให้ เป็นอิสระ  discharge liberate release confine pod-poi

 

free and easy

IDM ง่ายๆ  ทำตัว สบายๆ  ไม่มี กฎเกณ ฑ์  ngai-ngai

 

free association

N การแสดงออก ที่ ให้ แสดงความคิดเห็น อย่าง อิสระ 

 

free from

PHRV เป็นอิสระจาก  free of pen-id-sa-ra

 

free love

N การ นอน ด้วยกัน และ มีเพศสัมพันธ์ โดย ไม่ได้ แต่งงาน กัน  ความรัก ที่ ไม่มี พรมแดน 

 

free lunch

SL อิสระ  เสรีภาพ  id-sa-ra

 

free of

PHRV เป็นอิสระจาก  free from pen-id-sa-ra

 

free of charge

ADV โดย ไม่ คิด ค่าใช้จ่าย  โดย ไม่ คิดเงิน  ฟรี  แถม  free giveaway doi-mai-khid-ka-chai-jai

 

free port

N เขต ปลอดภาษี  free zone khed-plod-pa-se

 

free-associate

VI มี ความสัมพันธ์ ได้ อย่าง อิสระ 

 

free-for-all

IDM การ มีปากเสียง กัน  kan-me-pak-siang-kan

 

free-for-all

N การแข่งขัน  การต่อสู้ หรือ อื่นๆ ที่ ให้ คน ทั่วไป ได้ เข้าร่วม 

 

free-handed

A ใจกว้าง ใจป้ำ  ที่ ไม่ ใช้ มือ ช่วย 

 

free-hearted

A ที่ เป็นไป เอง โดยธรรมชาติ  ที่ เปิดเผย ตรงไปตรงมา  ที่ ใจกว้าง 

 

free-living

N การดำรงชีวิต อย่าง อิสระ 

 

free-minded

A ที่ มี จิตใจ เป็นอิสระ 

 

free-soil

A เกี่ยวกับ เขต ปลอด ทาส  เกี่ยวกับ อาณาเขต ที่ ต่อต้าน การ มี ทาส 

 

free-spoken

A ที่ พูด แสดงความคิดเห็น ได้ อย่าง อิสระ  ที่ พูดจา ขวานผ่าซาก 

 

free-swimming

A ที่ สามารถ ว่าย ไปมา ได้  ที่ อิสระ ไม่ ยึดมั่น 

 

freebase

N โค เคนบริสุทธิ์ 

 

freebee

SL เสรีภาพ  อิสระ  freebie freeby se-re-pab

 

freebie

SL เสรีภาพ  อิสระ  freeby se-re-pab

 

freebooty

N ของ ที่ ปล้น มา ได้  loot

 

freeborn

ADJ ซึ่ง เกิด มาก็ เป็นอิสระ  sueng-koed-ma-ko-pen-id-sa-ra

 

freeby

SL เสรีภาพ  อิสระ  freebie se-re-pab

 

freedman

N ผู้ ที่ ได้รับ อิสระ ภาพ จาก การ เป็น ทาส  phu-ti-dai-rab-id-sa-ra-pab-jak-kan-pen-tas

 

freedom

N ความเป็นอิสระ  เสรีภาพ  อิสรภาพ  independence liberty kwam-pen-id-sa-ra

 

freedwoman

N ทาส หญิง ที่ ได้รับ การปลดปล่อย ให้ เป็นอิสระ 

 

freehand

ADJ เขียน ด้วยมือ (ไม่ได้ ใช้ เครื่องมือ ช่วย  kian-duai-mue

 

freehold

N การครอบครอง อสังหาริมทรัพย์ แบบ ผู้ครอบครอง มี สิทธิ สมบูรณ์  kan-krob-krong-ar-sang-ha-ri-ma-sab-baeb-phu-krob-krong-me-sid-ti-som-bun

 

freehold

N อสังหาริมทรัพย์ ที่ ผู้ครอบครอง มี สิทธิ ที่จะ ทำ อย่างไร ก็ได้ กับ อสังหาริมทรัพย์ นั้น  ar-sang-ha-ri-ma-sab-baeb-phu-krob-krong-me-sid-ti-som-bun

 

freelance

ADJ ซึ่ง ทำงาน อิสระ ไม่ได้ รับ เป็น เงินเดือน ประจำ  self-employed sueng-ti-tam-ngan-id-sa-ra-mai-dai-rab-pen-ngoen-duean-pra-jam

 

freelance

N คน ที่ทำงาน อิสระ ไม่ได้ รับ เป็น เงินเดือน ประจำ  kon-ti-tam-ngan-id-sa-ra-mai-dai-rab-pen-ngoen-duean-pra-jam

 

freelance

VI ทำงาน อิสระ ไม่ได้ รับ เป็น เงินเดือน ประจำ  tam-ngan-id-sa-ra-mai-dai-rab-pen-ngoen-duean-pra-jam

 

freeload

VI เอาเปรียบ ผู้อื่น (แบบ ไม่รับผิดชอบ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  sponge aol-piab-phu-uen

 

freely

ADV อย่าง อิสระ  อย่าง เสรี  yang-id-sa-ra

 

freeman

N บุคคล ที่ ได้รับ สิทธิพิเศษ  buk-kon-ti-dai-rab-sid-ti-pi-sed

 

freeman

N เสรีชน  sea-re-chon

 

freemartin

N ลูก วัวตัวเมีย ที่ เป็น แฝด กับ ตัวผู้ 

 

freemason

N คนที่ เป็นสมาชิก ของ สมาคม ลับ  Freemasonary kon-ti-pen-sa-ma-chik-kong-sa-ma-kom-lab

 

freemasonary

N องค์กร ของ พวก  Freemason แนวปฏิบัติ หรือ ความเชื่อ ของ พวก  Freemason ong-kon-kong-puek

 

freemasonry

N ความสามัคคี เห็นอกเห็นใจ กัน  การ ร่วม สงเคราะห์ ช่วยเหลือ ซึ่งกันและกัน 

 

freer

N ผู้ ปล่อย ให้ เป็นอิสระ  สิ่ง ที่ ปลดปล่อย 

 

freestone

N ผลไม้ ที่ ไม่มี เม็ด ข้างใน  เช่น  ผล พลัม หรือ ผล ท้อ  หิน ตัด ที่ ไม่ แตกร้าว 

 

freethinker

N ผู้ มี ความคิด อิสระ 

 

freethinking

N การ มี ความคิด อย่าง อิสระ 

 

freeway

N ถน นที่ ไม่ จำกัดความ เร็ว  และ มี หลาย ช่องถนน ใน แต่ละ ทิศทาง  expressway throughway ta-non-ti-mai-jam-kad-kwam-reo-lae-me-lai-chong-ta-non-nai-tae-la-tid-tang

 

freewheel

N ล้อ อิสระ ของ จักรยาน ที่ หมุน ได้ แม้ว่า คน ขี่ จะ หยุด ถีบ รถ  lor-id-sa-ra-kong-jak-kra-yan-ti-mun-dai-mae-wa-kon-ki-ja-yud-ti-prod

 

freewheel

VI กระทำ อย่าง อิสระ เสรี  อยู่ อย่าง อิสระ เสรี  kra-tam-yang-id-sa-ra-se-re

 

freewill

ADJ ด้วย ความเต็มใจ  ด้วยความสมัครใจ  voluntary involuntary duai-kwam-tem-jai

 

freeze

N อากาศ เย็น ถึง จุดเยือกแข็ง  ar-kad-yen-tueng-jud-yueak-kaeng

 

freeze

VI กลายเป็น น้ำแข็ง  kai-pen-nam-kang

 

freeze

VI ติด อยู่ (เพราะ หนาว มาก  tid-yu

 

freeze

VI ถูก (น้ำแข็ง  กีดขวาง  tuk-kid-kwang

 

freeze

VI ปกคลุม ไป ด้วย น้ำแข็ง  pok-klum-pai-duai-nam-kaeng

 

freeze

VT กลายเป็น น้ำแข็ง  kai-pen-nam-kang

 

freeze

VT ติด อยู่ (เพราะ หนาว มาก  tid-yu

 

freeze

VT ถูก (น้ำแข็ง  กีดขวาง  tuk-kid-kwang

 

freeze

VT ปกคลุม ไป ด้วย น้ำแข็ง  pok-klum-pai-duai-nam-kaeng

 

freeze

VT แช่แข็ง (อาหาร  frost ice refrigerate che-kang

 

freeze in

PHRV ติด แน่น อยู่ ใน น้ำแข็ง  ขยับเขยื้อน ไม่ได้ เพราะ ติด น้ำแข็ง  tid-naen-yu-nai-nam-kaeng

 

freeze off

PHRV ปฏิเสธ  ไม่ยอมรับ  pa-ti-sad

 

freeze onto

PHRV ติด แน่น เพราะ น้ำแข็ง  tid-naen-prow-nam-kaeng

 

freeze out

PHRV ตาย เพราะ ความ หนาวเย็น (โดยเฉพาะ ต้นไม้  tai-prow-kwam-nao-yen

 

freeze out

PHRV ทำให้ ไร้ ที่อยู่อาศัย เพราะ หนาวเย็น  tam-hai-rai-ti-yu-ar-sai-prow-nao-yen

 

freeze out

PHRV โดน กัน ออก ไป  don-kan-ook-pai

 

freeze over

PHRV ทำให้ กลายเป็น น้ำแข็ง จน หมด  ice over tam-hai-klai-pen-nam-kaeng-jon-mod

 

freeze to

PHRV ทำให้ หนาว ตาย  หนาว ตาย  tam-hai-nao-tai

 

freeze up

PHRV กลัว จน พูดไม่ออก หรือ ขยับ ไม่ได้  ตกประหม่า  klua-jon-pud-mai-ook-rue-ka-yab-mai-dai

 

freeze up

PHRV ทำให้ เป็นน้ำ แข็ง จน หมด  ice up tam-hai-pen-nam-kaeng-jon-mod

 

freeze-dry

N การ ถนอมอาหาร โดย แช่แข็ง ก่อน ใส่ ภาชนะ สุญญากาศ แล้ว เก็บ ที่ อุณ หภูมิ ห้อง  kan-ta-nom-ar-han-doi-chae-kaeng-kon-sai-pha-cha-na-sun-ya-kad-laeo-keb-ti-un-ha-pum-hong

 

freeze-dry

VT แช่เย็น แบบ แห้ง  ทำให้ แห้ง โดย ทำให้ สาร เยือกแข็ง และ ระเหิด เอา ไอน้ำ ออก 

 

freezer

N ช่อง แข็ง ใน ตู้เย็น  ช่อง เย็น  ช่อง แข็ง  chong-kaeng-nai-tu-yen

 

freezing

A ที่ เย็น จัด และ เริ่ม แข็งตัว  ที่ มี อุณ หภูมิ ที่ จุดเยือกแข็ง หรือ ต่ำกว่า จุดเยือกแข็ง  frosty frigid

 

freezing point

N จุดเยือกแข็ง  jud-yeak-kang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FREE

n.[Heb. See Frank. ] 1. Being at liberty; not being under necessity or restraint, physical or moral; a word of general application to the body, the will or mind, and to corporations.
2. In government, not enslaved; not in a state of vassalage or dependence; subject only to fixed laws, made by consent, and to a regular administration of such laws; not subject to the arbitrary will of a sovereign or lord; as a free state, nation or people.
3. Instituted by a free people, or by consent or choice of those who are to be subjects, and securing private rights and privileges by fixed laws and principles; not arbitrary or despotic; as a free constitution or government.
There can be no free government without a democratical branch in the constitution.
4. Not imprisoned, confined or under arrest; as, the prisoner is set free.
5. Unconstrained; unrestrained; not under compulsion or control. A man is free to pursue his own choice; he enjoys free will.
6. Permitted; allowed; open; not appropriated; as, places of honor and confidence are free to all; we seldom hear of a commerce perfectly free.
7. Not obstructed; as, the water has a free passage or channel; the house is open to a free current of air.
8. Licentious; unrestrained. The reviewer is very free in his censures.
9. Open; candid; frank; ingenuous; unreserved; as, we had a free conversation together.
Will you be free and candid to your friend?
1 . Liberal in expenses; not parsimonious; as a free purse; a man is free to give to all useful institutions.
11. Gratuitous; not gained by importunity or purchase. He made him a free offer of his services. It is a free gift. The salvation of men is of free grace.
12. Clear of crime or offense; guiltless; innocent.
My hands are guilty, but my heart is free.
13. Not having feeling or suffering; clear; exempt; with from; as free from pain or disease; free from remorse.
14. Not encumbered with; as free from a burden.
15. Open to all, without restriction or without expense; as a free school.
16. Invested with franchises; enjoying certain immunities; with of; as a man free of the city of London.
17. Possessing without vassalage or slavish conditions; as free of his farm.
18. Liberated from the government or control of parents, or of a guardian or master. A son or an apprentice, when of age, is free.
19. Ready; eager; not dull; acting without spurring or shipping; as a free horse.
2 . Genteel; charming. [Not in use. ]

 

FREE

v.t. 1. To remove from a thing any encumbrance or obstruction; to disengage from; to rid; to strip; to clear; as, to free the body from clothes; to free the feet from fetters; to free a channel from sand.
2. To set at liberty; to rescue or release from slavery, captivity or confinement; to loose. The prisoner is freed from arrest.
3. To disentangle; to disengage.
4. To exempt.
He that is dead is freed from sin. Romans 6:7.
5. To manumit; to release from bondage; as, to free a slave.
6. To clear from water, as a ship by pumping.
7. To release from obligation or duty.
To free from or free of, is to rid of, by removing, in any manner.

 

FREEBENCH

n.A widow's dower in a copyhold.

 

FREEBOOTER

n.[See Booty. ] One who wanders about for plunder; a robber; a pillager; a plunderer.

 

FREEBOOTING

n.Robbery; plunder; a pillaging.

 

FREEBORN

a.Born free; not in vassalage; inheriting liberty.

 

FREECHAPEL

n.In England, a chapel founded by the king and not subject to the jurisdiction of the ordinary. The kind may also grant license to a subject to found such a chapel. Free city, in Germany, an imperial city, not subject to a prince, but governed by its own magistrates.

 

FREECOST

n.Without expense; freedom from charges.

 

FREED

pp. Set at liberty; loosed; delivered from restraint; cleared of hinderance or obstruction.

 

FREEDENIZEN

n.A citizen.

 

FREEDMAN

n.A man who has been a slave and is manumitted.

 

FREEDOM

n. 1. A state of exemption from the power or control of another; liberty; exemption from slavery, servitude or confinement. Freedom is personal, civil, political, and religious. [See Liberty. ]
2. Particular privileges; franchise; immunity; as the freedom of a city.
3. Power of enjoying franchises.
4. Exemption from fate, necessity, or any constraint in consequence of predetermination or otherwise; as the freedom of the will.
5. Any exemption from constraint or control.
6. Ease or facility of doing any thing. He speaks or acts with freedom.
7. Frankness; boldness. He addressed his audience with freedom.
8. License; improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; with a plural. Beware of what are called innocent freedoms.

 

FREEFISHERY

n.A royal franchise or exclusive privilege of fishing in a public river.

 

FREEFOOTED

a.Not restrained in marching. [Not used. ]

 

FREEHEARTED

a.[See Heart. ] 1. Open; frank; unreserved.
2. Liberal; charitable; generous.

 

FREEHEARTEDNESS

n.Frankness; openness of heart; liberality.

 

FREEHOLD

a.That land or tenement which is held in fee-simple, fee-tail, or for term of life. It is of two kinds; in deed, and in law. The first is the real possession of such land or tenement; the last is the right a man has to such land or tenement, before his entry or seizure. Freehold is also extended to such offices as a man holds in fee or for life. It is also taken in opposition to villenage.
In the United States, a freehold is an estate which a man holds in his own right, subject to no superior nor to conditions.

 

FREEHOLDER

n.One who owns an estate in fee-simple, fee-tail or for life; the possessor of a freehold. Every juryman must be a freeholder.

 

FREEING

ppr. Delivering from restraint; releasing from confinement; removing incumbrances or hinderances from any thing; clearing.

 

FREELY

adv. 1. At liberty; without vassalage, slavery or dependence.
2. Without restraint, constraint or compulsion; voluntarily. To render a moral agent accountable, he must act freely.
3. Plentifully; in abundance; as, to eat or drink freely.
4. Without scruple or reserve; as, to censure freely.
5. Without impediment or hinderance.
Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat. Genesis 2:16.
6. Without necessity, or compulsion from divine predetermination.
Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell.
7. Without obstruction; largely; copiously. The patient bled freely.
8. Spontaneously; without constraint or persuasion.
9. Liberally; generously; as, to give freely to the poor.
1 . Gratuitously; of free will or grace, with out purchase or consideration.
Freely ye have received, freely give. Matthew 1 :8.

 

FREEMAN

n.[free and man. ] 1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal.
2. One who enjoys or is entitled to a franchise or peculiar privilege; as the freemen of a city or state.

 

FREEMASON

n.One of the fraternity of masons.

 

FREEMINDED

a.Not perplexed; free from care.

 

FREENESS

n. 1. The state or quality of being free, unconstrained, unconfined, unincumbered, or unobstructed.
2. Openness; unreservedness; frankness; ingenuousness; candor; as the freeness of a confession.
3. Liberality; generosity; as freeness in giving.
4. Gratuitousness; as the freeness of divine grace.

 

FREESCHOOL

n. 1. A school supported by funds, etc. , in which pupils are taught without paying for tuition.
2. A school open to admit pupils without restriction.

 

FREESPOKEN

a.Accustomed to speak without reserve.

 

FREESTONE

n.Any species of stone composed of sand or grit, so called because it is easily cut or wrought.

 

FREETHINKER

n.A softer name for a deist; an unbeliever; one who discards revelation.

 

FREETHINKING

n.Unbelief.

 

FREETONGUED

a.Speaking without reserve.

 

FREEWARREN

n.A royal franchise or exclusive right of killing beasts and fowls of warren within certain limits.

 

FREEWILL

n. 1. The power of directing our own actions without restraint by necessity or fate.
2. Voluntariness; spontaneousness.

 

FREEWOMAN

n.A woman not a slave.

 

FREEZE

v.i. pret. froze pp. frozen, or froze. [Gr. had for its radical letters.] 1. To be congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be hardened into ice or a like solid body. Water freezes at the temperature of 32 degrees above zero by Fahrenheit's thermometer. Mercury freezes at 4 degrees below zero.
2. To be of that degree of cold at which water congeals.
3. To chill; to stagnate, or to retire from the extreme vessels; as, the blood freezes in the veins.
4. To be chilled; to shiver with cold.
5. To die by means of cold. We say a man freezes to death.

 

FREEZE

v.t. 1. To congeal; to harden into ice; to change from a fluid to a solid form by cold or abstraction of heat. This weather will freeze the rivers and lakes.
2. To kill by cold; but we often add the words to death. this air will freeze you, or freeze you to death.
3. To chill; to give the sensation of cold and shivering. This horrid tale freezes my blood.

 

FREEZE

in architecture. [See Frieze. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FREE

Free, a. [Compar. Freer; superl. Freest. ] Etym: [OE. fre, freo, AS. freó, fri; akin to D. vrij, OS. & OHG. fri, G. frei, Icel. fri, Sw. & Dan. fri, Goth. freis, and also to Skr. prija beloved, dear, fr. pri to love, Goth. frij. Cf. Affray, Belfry, Friday, Friend, Frith inclosure. ]

 

1. Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's own course of action; not dependent; at liberty. That which has the power, or not the power, to operate, is that alone which is or is not free. Locke.

 

2. Not under an arbitrary or despotic government; subject only to fixed laws regularly and fairly administered, and defended by them from encroachments upon natural or acquired rights; enjoying political liberty.

 

3. Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master.

 

4. Not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest; liberated; at liberty to go. Set an unhappy prisoner free. Prior.

 

5. Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity; capable of voluntary activity; endowed with moral liberty; -- said of the will. Not free, what proof could they have given sincere Of true allegiance, constant faith, or love. Milton.

 

6. Clear of offense or crime; guiltless; innocent. My hands are guilty, but my heart is free. Dryden.

 

7. Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved; ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative. He was free only with a few. Milward.

 

8. Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a bad sense. The critics have been very free in their censures. Felton. A man may live a free life as to wine or women. Shelley.

 

9. Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as, free with his money.

 

1 . Exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; -- followed by from, or, rarely, by of. Princes declaring themselves free from the obligations of their treaties. Bp. Burnet.

 

11. Characteristic of one acting without restraint; charming; easy.

 

12. Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited; as, a free horse.

 

13. Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; -- followed by of. He therefore makes all birds, of every sect, Free of his farm. Dryden.

 

14. Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; -- said of a thing to be possessed or enjoyed; as, a free school. Why, sir, I pray, are not the streets as free For me as for you Shak.

 

15. Not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous; spontaneous; as, free admission; a free gift.

 

16. Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class; instituted by a free people; -- said of a government, institutions, etc.

 

17. (O. Eng. Law )

 

Defn: Certain or honorable; the opposite of base; as, free service; free socage. Burrill.

 

18. (Law )

 

Defn: Privileged or individual; the opposite of common; as, a free fishery; a free warren. Burrill.

 

19. Not united or combined with anything else; separated; dissevered; unattached; at liberty to escape; as, free carbonic acid gas; free cells. Free agency, the capacity or power of choosing or acting freely, or without necessity or constraint upon the will. -- Free bench (Eng. Law ), a widow's right in the copyhold lands of her husband, corresponding to dower in freeholds. -- Free board (Naut. ), a vessel's side between water line and gunwale. -- Free bond (Chem. ), an unsaturated or unemployed unit, or bond, of affinity or valence, of an atom or radical. -- Free-borough men (O.Eng. Law ). See Friborg. -- Free chapel (Eccles.), a chapel not subject to the jurisdiction of the ordinary, having been founded by the king or by a subject specially authorized. [Eng. ] Bouvier. -- Free charge (Elec.), a charge of electricity in the free or statical condition; free electricity. -- Free church. (a ) A church whose sittings are for all and without charge. (b ) An ecclesiastical body that left the Church of Scotland, in 1843, to be free from control by the government in spiritual matters. -- Free city, or Free town, a city or town independent in its government and franchises, as formerly those of the Hanseatic league. -- Free cost, freedom from charges or expenses. South. -- Free and easy, unconventional; unrestrained; regardless of formalities. [Colloq. ] "Sal and her free and easy ways." W. Black. -- Free goods, goods admitted into a country free of duty. -- Free labor, the labor of freemen, as distinguished from that of slaves. -- Free port. (Com. ) (a ) A port where goods may be received and shipped free of custom duty. (b ) A port where goods of all kinds are received from ships of all nations at equal rates of duty. -- Free public house, in England, a tavern not belonging to a brewer, so that the landlord is free to brew his own beer or purchase where he chooses. Simmonds. -- Free school. (a ) A school to which pupils are admitted without discrimination and on an equal footing. (b ) A school supported by general taxation, by endowmants, etc. , where pupils pay nothing for tuition; a public school. -- Free services (O.Eng. Law ), such feudal services as were not unbecoming the character of a soldier or a freemen to perform; as, to serve under his lord in war, to pay a sum of money, etc. Burrill. -- Free ships, ships of neutral nations, which in time of war are free from capture even though carrying enemy's goods. -- Free socage (O.Eng. Law ), a feudal tenure held by certain services which, though honorable, were not military. Abbott. -- Free States, those of the United States before the Civil War, in which slavery had ceased to exist, or had never existed. -- Free stuff (Carp. ), timber free from knots; clear stuff. -- Free thought, that which is thought independently of the authority of others. -- Free trade, commerce unrestricted by duties or tariff regulations. -- Free trader, one who believes in free trade. -- To make free with, to take liberties with; to help one's self to. [Colloq. ] -- To sail free (Naut. ), to sail with the yards not braced in as sharp as when sailing closehauled, or close to the wind.

 

FREE

FREE Free, adv.

 

1. Freely; willingly. [Obs. ] I as free forgive you As I would be forgiven. Shak.

 

2. Without charge; as, children admitted free.

 

FREE

Free, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freed; p. pr. & vb. n. Freeing. ] Etym: [OE. freen, freoien, AS. freógan. See Free, a.]

 

1. To make free; to set at liberty; to rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, oppresses, etc. ; to release; to disengage; to clear; -- followed by from, and sometimes by off; as, to free a captive or a slave; to be freed of these inconveniences. Clarendon. Our land is from the rage of tigers freed. Dryden. Arise, ... free thy people from their yoke. Milton.

 

2. To remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve from the constraint of. This master key Frees every lock, and leads us to his person. Dryden.

 

3. To frank. [Obs. ] Johnson.

 

FREEBOOTER

Free "boot `er, n. Etym: [D. vrijbuiter, fr. vrijbuiten to plunder; vrij free + buit booty, akin to E. booty. See Free, and Booty, and cf. Filibuster. ]

 

Defn: One who plunders or pillages without the authority of national warfare; a member of a predatory band; a pillager; a buccaneer; a sea robber. Bacon.

 

FREEBOOTERY

FREEBOOTERY Free "boot `er *y, n.

 

Defn: The act, practice, or gains of a freebooter; freebooting. Booth.

 

FREEBOOTING

FREEBOOTING Free "boot `ing, n.

 

Defn: Robbery; plunder; a pillaging.

 

FREEBOOTING

FREEBOOTING Free "boot `ing, a.

 

Defn: Acting the freebooter; practicing freebootery; robbing. Your freebooting acquaintance. Sir W. Scott.

 

FREEBOOTY

FREEBOOTY Free "boot `y, n.

 

Defn: Freebootery. [Obs. ]

 

FREEBORN

FREEBORN Free "born `, a.

 

Defn: Born free; not born in vasssalage; inheriting freedom.

 

FREE COINAGE

FREE COINAGE Free coinage.

 

Defn: In the fullest sense, the conversion of bullion (of any specified metal ) into legal-tender coins for any person who chooses to bring it to the mint; in a modified sense, such coinage when done at a fixed charge proportionate to the cost of the operation.

 

FREE-DENIZEN

FREE-DENIZEN Free "-den `i *zen, v. t.

 

Defn: To make free. [R.]

 

FREEDMAN

Freed "man, n.; pl. Freedmen (.

 

Defn: A man who has been a slave, and has been set free.

 

FREEDOM

Free "dom, n. Etym: [AS. freód; freófree + -dom. See Free, and -dom. ]

 

1. The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence. Made captive, yet deserving freedom more. Milton.

 

2. Privileges; franchises; immunities. Your charter and your caty's freedom. Shak.

 

3. Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the freedom of the will.

 

4. Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom.

 

5. Frankness; openness; unreservedness. I emboldened spake and freedom used. Milton.

 

6. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; license.

 

7. Generosity; liberality. [Obs. ] Chaucer. Freedom fine, a sum paid on entry to incorporations of trades. -- Freedom of the city, the possession of the rights and privileges of a freeman of the city; formerly often, and now occasionally, conferred on one not a resident, as a mark of honorary distinction for public services.

 

Syn. -- See Liberty.

 

FREEDSTOOL

FREEDSTOOL Freed "stool `, n. [Obs. ]

 

Defn: See Fridstol.

 

FREE-HAND

FREE-HAND Free "-hand `, a.

 

Defn: Done by the hand, without support, or the guidance of instruments; as, free-hand drawing. See under Drawing.

 

FREE-HANDED

FREE-HANDED Free "-hand `ed, a.

 

Defn: Open-handed; liberal.

 

FREE-HEARTED

FREE-HEARTED Free "-heart `ed, a.

 

Defn: Open; frank; unreserved; liberal; generous; as, free-hearted mirth. -- Free "-heart `ed *ly, adv. -- Free "-heart `ed *ness, n.

 

FREEHOLD

FREEHOLD Free "hold `, n. (LAw )

 

Defn: An estate in real property, of inheritance (in fee simple or fee tail ) or for life; or the tenure by which such estate is held. Kent. Burrill. To abate into a freehold. See under Abate.

 

FREEHOLDER

FREEHOLDER Free "hold `er, n. (Law )

 

Defn: The possessor of a freehold.

 

FREE-LIVER

FREE-LIVER Free "-liv `er, n.

 

Defn: One who gratifies his appetites without stint; one given to indulgence in eating and drinking.

 

FREE-LIVING

FREE-LIVING Free "-liv `ing, n.

 

Defn: Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites.

 

FREE-LOVE

FREE-LOVE Free "-love `, n.

 

Defn: The doctrine or practice of consorting with the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage.

 

FREE-LOVER

FREE-LOVER Free "-lov `er, n.

 

Defn: One who believes in or practices free-love.

 

FREELTE

FREELTE Freel "te, n.

 

Defn: Frailty. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

FREELY

Free "ly, adv. Etym: [AS. freólice.]

 

Defn: In a free manner; without restraint or compulsion; abundantly; gratuitously. Of every tree of the garden thou mayst freely eat. Gen. ii. 16. Freely ye have received, freely give. Matt. x. 8.Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell. Milton. Freely we serve Because we freely love. Milton.

 

Syn. -- Independently; voluntarily; spontaneously; unconditionally; unobstructedly; willingly; readily; liberally; generously; bounteously; munificently; bountifully; abundantly; largely; copiously; plentifully; plenteously.

 

FREEMAN

Free "man, n.; pl. Freemen. Etym: [AS. freóman; freófree + mann man. ]

 

1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal.

 

2. A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State, who has the right to vote at elections. See Liveryman. Burrill. Both having been made freemen on the same day. Addison.

 

FREE-MARTIN

FREE-MARTIN Free "-mar `tin, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male.

 

FREEMASON

FREEMASON Free "ma `son, n.

 

Defn: One of an ancient and secret association or fraternity, said to have been at first composed of masons or builders in stone, but now consisting of persons who are united for social enjoyment and mutual assistance.

 

FREEMASONIC

FREEMASONIC Free `ma *son "ic, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, the institutions or the practices of freemasons; as, a freemasonic signal.

 

FREEMASONRY

FREEMASONRY Free "ma `son *ry, n.

 

Defn: The institutions or the practices of freemasons.

 

FREE-MILLING

FREE-MILLING Free "-mill `ing, a.

 

Defn: Yielding free gold or silver; -- said of certain ores which can be reduced by crushing and amalgamation, without roasting or other chemical treatment. Raymond.

 

FREE-MINDED

FREE-MINDED Free "-mind `ed, a.

 

Defn: Not perplexed; having a mind free from care. Bacon.

 

FREENESS

FREENESS Free "ness, n.

 

Defn: The state or quality of being free; freedom; liberty; openness; liberality; gratuitousness.

 

FREER

FREER Fre "er, n.

 

Defn: One who frees, or sets free.

 

FREE SILVER

FREE SILVER Free silver.

 

Defn: The free coinage of silver; often, specif. , the free coinage of silver at a fixed ratio with gold, as at the ratio of 16 to 1, which ratio for some time represented nearly or exactly the ratio of the market values of gold and silver respectively.

 

FREE-SOIL

FREE-SOIL Free "-soil `, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of slavery; -- esp. applied to a party which was active during the period 1846 -1856. [U.S.] -- Free "soil `er, n. [U.S.] -- Free "-soil `ism, n. [U.S.]

 

FREE-SPOKEN

FREE-SPOKEN Free "-spo `ken, a.

 

Defn: Accustomed to speak without reserve. Bacon. -- Free "-spo `ken-ness, n.

 

FREESTONE

FREESTONE Free "stone `, n.

 

Defn: A stone composed of sand or grit; -- so called because it is easily cut or wrought.

 

FREESTONE

FREESTONE Free "stone `, a.

 

Defn: Having the flesh readily separating from the stone, as in certain kinds of peaches.

 

FREE-SWIMMING

FREE-SWIMMING Free "-swim `ming, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Swimming in the open sea; -- said of certain marine animals.

 

FREETHINKER

FREETHINKER Free "think `er, n.

 

Defn: One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the authority of others; esp. , in the sphere or religion, one who forms opinions independently of the authority of revelation or of the church; an unbeliever; -- a term assumed by deists and skeptics in the eighteenth century. Atheist is an old-fashioned word: I'm a freethinker, child. Addison.

 

Syn. -- Infidel; skeptic; unbeliever. See Infidel.

 

FREETHINKING

FREETHINKING Free "think `ing, n.

 

Defn: Undue boldness of speculation; unbelief. Berkeley. -- a.

 

Defn: Exhibiting undue boldness of speculation; skeptical.

 

FREE-TONGUED

FREE-TONGUED Free "-tongued `, a.

 

Defn: Speaking without reserve. Bp. Hall.

 

FREEWHEEL

FREEWHEEL Free "wheel `, n. (Mach. )

 

Defn: A clutch fitted in the rear hub of a cycle, which engages the rear sprocket with the rear wheel when the pedals are rotated forwards, but permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped or rotated backwards. Freewheelcycles are usually fitted with hub brakes or rim brakes, operated by back pedaling.

 

FREEWHEEL

FREEWHEEL Free "wheel `, v. i.

 

1. (a ) Of a freewheel cycle, to run on while the pedals are held still. (b ) Of a person, to ride a cycle of this manner. To ride a freewheel cycle.

 

2. (Mach. ) To operate like a freewheel, so that one part moves freely over another which normally moves with it; -- said of a clutch.

 

FREE WILL

FREE WILL Free will.

 

1. A will free from improper coercion or restraint. To come thus was I not constrained, but did On my free will. Shak.

 

2. The power asserted of moral beings of willing or choosing without the restraints of physical or absolute necessity.

 

FREEWILL

FREEWILL Free "will `, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to free will; voluntary; spontaneous; as, a freewill offering. Frewill Baptists. See under Baptist.

 

FREEZABLE

FREEZABLE Freez "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being frozen.

 

FREEZE

FREEZE Freeze, n. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A frieze. [Obs. ]

 

FREEZE

Freeze, v. i. [imp. Froze; p. p. Frozen; p. pr. & vb. n. Freezing. ]Etym: [OE. fresen, freosen, AS. freósan; akin to D. vriezen, OHG. iosan, G. frieren, Icel. frjsa, Sw. frysa, Dan. fryse, Goth. frius cold, frost, and prob. to L. prurire to itch, E. prurient, cf. L. prna a burning coal, pruina hoarfrost, Skr. prushva ice, prush to spirt. Frost. ]

 

1. To become congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be hardened into ice or a like solid body.

 

Note: Water freezes at 32º above zero by Fahrenheit's thermometer; mercury freezes at 4 º below zero.

 

2. To become chilled with cold, or as with cold; to suffer loss of animation or life by lack of heat; as, the blood freezes in the veins. To freeze up (Fig. ), to become formal and cold in demeanor. [Colloq. ]

 

FREEZE

FREEZE Freeze, v. t.

 

1. To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a fluid to a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat.

 

2. To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill. A faint, cold fear runs through my veins, That almost freezes up the heat of life. Shak.

 

FREEZE

FREEZE Freeze, n.

 

Defn: The act of congealing, or the state of being congealed. [Colloq. ]

 

FREEZER

FREEZER Freez "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, cools or freezes, as a refrigerator, or the tub and can used in the process of freezing ice cream.

 

FREEZING

FREEZING Freez "ing, a.

 

Defn: Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner. -- Frrez "ing *ly, adv. Freezing machine. See Ice machine, under Ice. -- Freezing mixture, a mixture (of salt and snow or of chemical salts ) for producing intense cold. -- Freezing point, that degree of a thermometer at which a fluid begins to freeze; -- applied particularly to water, whose freezing point is at 32º Fahr. , and at º Centigrade.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

free

free |frē fri | ▶adjective ( freer |ˈfrēər |, freest |ˈfrēəst | ) 1 not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes: I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free | a free choice. • (of a state or its citizens or institutions ) subject neither to foreign domination nor to despotic government: a free press. • [ often as complement ] not or no longer confined or imprisoned: the researchers set the birds free. • historical not a slave. • [ with infinitive ] able or permitted to take a specified action: you are free to leave. • [ in names ] denoting an ethnic or political group actively opposing an occupying or invading force, in particular the groups that continued resisting the Germans in World War II after the fall of their countries. See also Free French. 2 [ often as complement ] not physically restrained, obstructed, or fixed; unimpeded: she lifted the cat free. • Physics (of power or energy ) disengaged or available. See also free energy. • Physics & Chemistry not bound in an atom, a molecule, or a compound: the atmosphere of that time contained virtually no free oxygen. See also free radical. • Linguistics (of a morpheme ) able to occur in isolation. 3 not subject to or constrained by engagements or obligations: she spent her free time shopping. • (of a facility or piece of equipment ) not occupied or in use: the bathroom was free. 4 [ predic. ] (free of /from ) not subject to or affected by (a specified thing, typically an undesirable one ): membership is free of charge. 5 given or available without charge: free health care. 6 using or expending something without restraint; lavish: she was always free with her money. • frank or unrestrained in speech, expression, or action: he was free in his talk of revolution. • archaic overfamiliar or forward in manner. 7 (of a literary style ) not observing the strict laws of form. • (of a translation ) conveying only the broad sense; not literal. 8 Sailing (of the wind ) blowing from a favorable direction to the side or stern of a vessel. ▶adverb 1 without cost or payment: ladies were admitted free. 2 Sailing with the sheets eased. ▶verb ( frees, freed , freeing ) [ with obj. ] release from captivity, confinement, or slavery: they were freed from jail. • release from physical obstruction, restraint, or entanglement: I had to tug hard and at last freed him. • remove something undesirable or restrictive from: his inheritance freed him from financial constraints | free your mind and body of excess tension. • make available for a particular purpose: this will free up funds for development elsewhere. PHRASES for free informal without cost or payment: these professionals were giving their time for free. free and easy informal and relaxed. free, gratis, and for nothing humorous without charge. a free hand freedom to act at one's own discretion. free on board (abbr.: f.o.b. ) including or assuming delivery without charge to the buyer's named destination. ( a ) free rein see rein. a free ride a situation in which someone benefits without having to make a fair contribution: people have been having a free ride, paying so little rent that there is no money for maintenance. the free world the noncommunist countries of the world, as formerly opposed to the Soviet bloc. it's a free country said when asserting that a course of action is not illegal or forbidden, often in justification of it. make free with treat without ceremony or proper respect: he'll have something to say about your making free with his belongings. DERIVATIVES free ness noun ORIGIN Old English frēo (adjective ), frēon (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vrij and German frei, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to love, ’ shared by friend . usage: Free means ‘without charge, ’ and a gift is ‘something given without charge. ’ The expression “free gift ” is therefore a needless repetition.

 

free agent

free a gent |fri ˈeɪʤənt | ▶noun a person who does not have any commitments that restrict their actions. • a sports player who is not bound by a contract and so is eligible to join any team.

 

free alongside ship

free a long side ship (abbr.: FAS ) ▶adverb without charge for delivery to the boarding area next to a ship, but with the understanding that the buyer is responsible for the item once it is so delivered.

 

free association

free as so ci a tion ▶noun 1 Psychology the mental process by which one word or image may spontaneously suggest another without any apparent connection. • a psychoanalytic technique for investigation of the unconscious mind, in which a relaxed subject reports all passing thoughts without reservation. 2 the forming of a group, political alliance, or other organization without any constraint or external restriction: it would violate their First Amendment rights of free association and free expression. DERIVATIVES free-as so ci ate verb free association ( sense 1 )

 

free ball

free ball ▶noun Snooker the option to nominate any ball as the object ball when snookered as a result of a foul stroke.

 

freebase

free base |ˈfrēˌbās ˈfriˌbeɪs |(also freebase cocaine ) ▶noun cocaine that has been converted from its salt to its base form by heating with ether or boiling with sodium bicarbonate, taken by inhaling the fumes or smoking the residue. ▶verb [ with obj. ] prepare or take (cocaine ) in such a way.

 

freebie

free bie |ˈfrēbē ˈfriˌbi |(also freebee ) ▶noun informal a thing given free of charge. ORIGIN 1940s: an arbitrary formation from free .

 

freeboard

free board |ˈfrēˌbôrd ˈfribɔrd | ▶noun the height of a ship's side between the waterline and the deck.

 

freebooter

free boot er |ˈfrēˌbo͞otər ˈfriˌbudər | ▶noun a pirate or lawless adventurer. DERIVATIVES free boot verb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrij ‘free ’ + buit ‘booty, ’ + the noun suffix -er. Compare with filibuster .

 

freeborn

free born |ˈfrēˌbôrn ˈfriˈˌbɔrn | ▶adjective not born in slavery.

 

Free Church

Free Church |ˌfri ˈtʃərtʃ | ▶noun a Christian Church that has dissented or seceded from an established Church.

 

Free Church of Scotland

Free Church of Scot |land a strict Presbyterian Church organized by dissenting members of the established Church of Scotland in 1843. In 1900 its majority amalgamated with the United Presbyterian Church to form the United Free Church; its name was retained by the minority group, nicknamed the Wee Free Kirk (see Wee Free ).

 

free climbing

free climb ing |fri klaɪmɪŋ | ▶noun rock climbing without the assistance of devices such as pegs placed in the rock, but occasionally using ropes and belays. Compare with aid climbing. DERIVATIVES free climb noun & verb

 

freedman

freed man |ˈfrēdmən, -ˌman ˈfridmæn | ▶noun ( pl. freedmen ) historical an emancipated slave.

 

freedom

free dom |ˈfrēdəm ˈfridəm | ▶noun the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint: we do have some freedom of choice | he talks of revoking some of the freedoms. • absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government: he was a champion of Irish freedom. • the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved: the shark thrashed its way to freedom. • the state of being physically unrestricted and able to move easily: the shorts have a side split for freedom of movement. • (freedom from ) the state of not being subject to or affected by (a particular undesirable thing ): government policies to achieve freedom from want. • the power of self-determination attributed to the will; the quality of being independent of fate or necessity. • unrestricted use of something: the dog is happy having the freedom of the house when we are out. • archaic familiarity or openness in speech or behavior. ORIGIN Old English frēodōm (see free, -dom ).

 

freedom fighter

free dom fight er |ˈfridəm ˌfaɪdər | ▶noun a person who takes part in a violent struggle to achieve a political goal, esp. in order to overthrow their government.

 

freedom march

free dom march ▶noun a march organized as a demonstration of protest against a political entity for its oppressive policies, which are often directed at a specific group such as a minority.

 

freedom of conscience

free dom of con science ▶noun the right to follow one's own beliefs in matters of religion and morality.

 

freedom of religion

free dom of re li gion |friːdəməvrɪˈlɪʤən | ▶noun the right to practice whatever religion one chooses.

 

freedom of speech

free dom of speech |friːdəməvˈspiːtʃ |(also free speech ) ▶noun the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint.

 

freedom of the seas

free dom of the seas ▶noun the right of merchant ships to move freely on the seas in peace or war without interference except in territorial zones.

 

freedom rider

free dom rid er ▶noun a person who challenged racial laws in the American South in the 1960s, originally by refusing to abide by the laws designating that seating in buses be segregated by race.

 

Freedom Trail

Free dom Trail a walking tour in Boston, Massachusetts, that takes visitors past historic sites relating to the American Revolution.

 

free energy

free en er gy ▶noun Physics a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a system to do work.

 

free enterprise

free en ter prise |ˌfri ˈɛn (t )ərˌpraɪz | ▶noun an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control.

 

free fall

free fall |ˈfri ˌfɔl | ▶noun downward movement under the force of gravity only: the path of a body in free fall. • the part of a parachute-descent before the parachute opens. • the movement of a spacecraft in space without thrust from the engines. ▶verb ( free-fall ) [ no obj. ] move under the force of gravity only; fall rapidly.

 

free fire zone

free fire zone ▶noun a military combat zone in which there are no restrictions on the use of fire power. • an area of activity apparently without rules.

 

free flight

free flight ▶noun the flight of a spacecraft, rocket, or missile when the engine is not producing thrust.

 

free-floating

free-float ing |fri ˈfloʊdɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 not attached to anything and able to move freely: free-floating aquatic plants. • not assigned to a fixed or particular position, category, or level: free-floating exchange rates. • (of a person ) not committed to a particular cause or political party. 2 Psychiatry (of anxiety ) chronic and generalized, without an obvious cause. DERIVATIVES free-float verb, free-float er noun

 

free-for-all

free-for-all |ˈˌfri fə ˈˌrɔl | ▶noun a disorganized or unrestricted situation or event in which everyone may take part, esp. a fight, discussion, or trading market.

 

free-form

free-form |ˈfri ˌfɔ (ə )rm | ▶adjective not conforming to a regular or formal structure or shape: a free-form jazz improvisation.

 

Free French

Free French ▶plural noun an organization of French troops and volunteers in exile formed under General de Gaulle in 1940. Based in London, the movement organized forces that opposed the Axis powers in French Equatorial Africa, Lebanon, and elsewhere, and cooperated with the French Resistance.

 

freegan

freegan |ˈfriːg (ə )n | ▶noun a person who rejects consumerism and seeks to help the environment by reducing waste, especially by retrieving and using discarded food and other goods. ORIGIN early 21st cent.: blend of free and vegan .

 

freehand

free hand |ˈfrēˌhand ˈfriˌhænd | ▶adjective & adverb (esp. with reference to drawing ) done manually without the aid of instruments such as rulers: [ as adj. ] : a freehand sketch | [ as adv. ] : the pictures should be drawn freehand.

 

free-handed

free-hand ed ▶adjective generous, esp. with money. DERIVATIVES free-hand ed ly adverb, free-hand ed ness noun

 

freehold

free hold |ˈfrēˌhōld ˈfriˌhoʊld | ▶noun permanent and absolute tenure of land or property with freedom to dispose of it at will. Often contrasted with leasehold. • (the freehold ) the ownership of a piece of land or property by such tenure. • a piece of land or property held by such tenure. ▶adjective held by or having the status of freehold. DERIVATIVES free hold er noun

 

free house

free house ▶noun Brit. a pub not controlled by a brewery and therefore not restricted to selling particular brands of beer or spirits.

 

free jazz

free jazz ▶noun an improvised style of jazz characterized by the absence of set chord patterns or time patterns.

 

free kick

free kick |ˈˌfri ˈkɪk | ▶noun (in soccer and rugby ) an unimpeded kick of the stationary ball awarded to one side as a penalty for a foul or infringement by the other side.

 

freelance

free lance |ˈfrēˌlans ˈfriˌlæns | ▶adjective working for different companies at different times rather than being permanently employed by one company: a freelance journalist. • independent or uncommitted in politics or personal life. ▶adverb earning one's living in such a way: I work freelance from home. ▶noun 1 a person who earns their living in such a way. 2 historical (often free lance ) a medieval mercenary. ▶verb [ no obj. ] earn one's living as a freelance. ORIGIN early 19th cent. (denoting a mercenary ): originally as two words.

 

freelancer

free lanc er |ˈfrēˌlansər ˈfriˌlænsər | ▶noun a person who works freelance.

 

free-living

free-liv ing ▶adjective 1 freely indulging in pleasures, esp. that of eating; having an unrestricted or independent lifestyle. 2 Biology living freely and independently, not as a parasite or attached to a substrate.

 

freeloader

free load er |ˈfrēˌlōdər ˈfriˌloʊdər | ▶noun informal a person who takes advantage of others' generosity without giving anything in return. DERIVATIVES free load |ˈfrēˌlōd |verb

 

free love

free love |fri ləv | ▶noun the idea or practice of having sexual relations according to choice, without being restricted by marriage or other long-term relationships.

 

freely

free ly |ˈfrēlē ˈfrili | ▶adverb not under the control of another; as one wishes: I roamed freely. • without restriction or interference: air can freely circulate. • in copious or generous amounts: she drank freely to keep up her courage. • openly and honestly: you may speak freely. • willingly and readily; without compulsion: I freely confess to this failing.

 

freeman

free man |ˈfrēmən, -ˌman ˈfrimən | ▶noun ( pl. freemen ) 1 a person who is entitled to full political and civil rights. 2 historical a person who is not a slave or serf.

 

Freeman, Cathy

Free |man (b.1973 ), Australian athlete. She became the first Aboriginal to represent Australia at the Olympic Games in 1992, and won the Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres in 2000.

 

Freeman, Morgan

Free man, Morgan |ˈfrēmən ˈfrimən | (1937 –), US actor. Notable movies: Street Smart (1987 ), Driving Miss Daisy (1989 ), The Shawshank Redemption (1994 ), and Million Dollar Baby (2004 ).

 

free market

free mar ket |ˈˌfri ˈmɑrkət | ▶noun an economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses. DERIVATIVES free mar ket eer (also free-marketeer ) noun

 

freemartin

free mar tin |ˈfrēˌmärtn ˈfrimɑrtn | ▶noun a hermaphrodite or imperfect sterile female calf that is the twin of a male calf whose hormones affected its development. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

Freemason

Free ma son |ˈfrēˈmāsən ˈfriˌmeɪsn | ▶noun a member of an international order established for mutual help and fellowship, which holds elaborate secret ceremonies. The original freemasons were itinerant skilled stonemasons of the 14th century, who are said to have recognized fellow craftsmen by secret signs. Modern Freemasonry is usually traced to the formation of the Grand Lodge in London in 1717; members are typically professionals and businessmen.

 

Freemasonry

Free ma son ry |ˈfrēˈmāsənrē ˈfrimeɪsnri | ▶noun 1 the system and institutions of the Freemasons. 2 ( freemasonry ) instinctive sympathy or fellow feeling between people with something in common: the unshakable freemasonry of actors in a crisis.

 

freemium

freemium |ˈfriːmɪəm | ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] a business model, especially on the Internet, whereby basic services are provided free of charge while more advanced features must be paid for. ORIGIN early 21st cent.: blend of free and premium .

 

free pardon

free par ¦don ▶noun Brit. an unconditional remission of the legal consequences of an offence or conviction.

 

free pass

free pass ▶noun an authorization of free admission or travel.

 

free path

free path see mean free path.

 

Freephone

Freephone |ˈfriːfəʊn |(also trademark Freefone ) ▶noun a telephone service whereby a subscribing organization can pay for incoming calls made by its clients or customers.

 

Freeport

Free port |ˈfrēˌpôrt ˈfripɔrt | 1 a port city in the northern Bahamas, on Grand Bahama Island; pop. 44,300 (est. 2009 ). 2 a commercial and industrial city in northwestern Illinois; pop. 24,615 (est. 2008 ). 3 a commercial village in the town of Hempstead on Long Island in New York; pop. 43,881 (est. 2008 ).

 

free port

free port |fri pɔrt | ▶noun a port open to all traders. • a port area where goods in transit are exempt from customs duty.

 

Freepost

Free |post |ˈfriːpəʊst | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. (chiefly as an element of an address ) a postal service whereby the cost of postage is paid by the business that receives the letter.

 

freer

fre er |ˈfrēər ˈfriər | ▶adjective comparative of free. ▶noun rare a person or agent who frees or sets free someone or something.

 

free radical

free rad i cal |fri ˈrædəkəl | ▶noun Chemistry an uncharged molecule (typically highly reactive and short-lived ) having an unpaired valence electron.

 

free-range

free-range |ˈˌfri ˈˌreɪnʤ | ▶adjective (of livestock, esp. poultry ) kept in natural conditions, with freedom of movement. • (of eggs ) produced by birds reared under such conditions.

 

freeride

free |ride |ˈfriːrʌɪd | ▶noun (also freeride board ) a type of snowboard designed for all-round use on and off piste. ▶verb [ no obj. ] ride on a freeride snowboard.

 

free safety

free safe ty |fri ˈseɪfti | ▶noun Football a defensive back who is usually free from an assignment to cover a particular player on the offensive team.

 

free school

free school ▶noun historical a school for which no fees are charged, typically run at public expense.

 

free sheet

free sheet ▶noun a free newspaper.

 

freesia

free sia |ˈfrēZHə ˈfriʒə | ▶noun a small southern African plant of the iris family, with fragrant, colorful, tubular flowers, many varieties of which are cultivated for use by florists. [Genus Freesia, family Iridaceae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, named after Friedrich H. T. Freese (died 1876 ), German physician.

 

free silver

free sil ver ▶adjective denoting a US political movement for the free coinage of silver, esp. that of the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

 

free skating

free skat ing ▶noun the sport of performing variable skating figures and jumps to music. DERIVATIVES free skate noun

 

free space

free space ▶noun [ mass noun ] Physics space unoccupied by matter or, more particularly, containing no electromagnetic or gravitational field and used as a reference.

 

free speech

free speech ▶noun another term for freedom of speech.

 

free spirit

free spir it |fri ˈspɪrɪt | ▶noun an independent or uninhibited person: they raised their children to be free spirits.

 

free-spoken

free-spo ken ▶adjective archaic speaking candidly and openly.

 

freest

fre est |ˈfrēəst ˈfriɪst | ▶adjective superlative of free.

 

freestanding

free stand ing |ˈfrēˈstandiNG ˈfristændɪŋ | ▶adjective not supported by another structure. • not relying on or linked to anything else; independent: if extracts rather than complete texts are used, they should be freestanding and coherent.

 

Free State

Free State ▶noun 1 historical (before the Civil War ) a state of the US in which slavery was illegal. • ( the Free State ) a nickname for the state of Maryland. 2 a province in central South Africa, situated to the north of the Orange River; capital, Bloemfontein. Formerly called (until 1995 ) Orange Free State.

 

Free Stater

Free Stater ▶noun historical a member of the Irish Free State army.

 

freestone

free stone |ˈfrēˌstōn ˈfristoʊn | ▶noun 1 rock that can be cut easily in any direction, in particular a fine-grained sandstone or limestone of uniform texture. [from Old French franche pere ‘excellent rock. ’] 2 a stone fruit in which the pit is easily separated from the flesh when the fruit is ripe: [ as modifier ] : freestone peaches. Contrasted with clingstone.

 

freestyle

free style |ˈfrēˌstīl ˈfriˌstaɪl | ▶adjective denoting a contest or version of a sport in which there are few restrictions on the moves or techniques that competitors employ: freestyle wrestling. ▶noun a contest of such a kind, in particular a swimming race in which competitors may use any stroke. DERIVATIVES free styl er noun

 

free-swimming

free-swim ming ▶adjective Zoology (of an aquatic animal ) not attached to an object or substrate and able to swim freely.

 

free-tailed bat

free-tailed bat (also freetail bat ) ▶noun a streamlined fast-flying insectivorous bat with a projecting tail, found in tropical and subtropical countries. [Family Molossidae: several genera and numerous species, including the mastiff bats and hairless bats. ]

 

freethinker

free think er |ˈfrēˈTHiNGkər ˈfriˈˌθɪŋkər | ▶noun a person who rejects accepted opinions, esp. those concerning religious belief. DERIVATIVES free think ing noun & adjective

 

free throw

free throw |fri θroʊ | ▶noun Basketball an unimpeded attempt at a basket (worth one point ) awarded to a player following a foul or other infringement.

 

free-throw line

free-throw line (also free throw line ) ▶noun Basketball another term for foul line.

 

free-to-air

free-to-air ▶adjective denoting or relating to television programs broadcast on standard public or commercial networks, as opposed to subscription satellite or cable.

 

Freetown

Free town |ˈfrēˌtoun ˈfritaʊn | the capital and chief port of Sierra Leone; pop. 827,000 (est. 2007 ).

 

free trade

free trade |ˈˌfri ˈtreɪd | ▶noun international trade left to its natural course without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions.

 

free university

free u ni ver si ty ▶noun a nontraditional educational program of courses often taught by nonprofessionals as an alternative to traditional academic programs, usually offered without prerequisites at low cost or at no cost.

 

free vector

free vec ¦tor ▶noun Mathematics a vector of which only the magnitude and direction are specified, not the position or line of action.

 

free verse

free verse |fri vərs | ▶noun poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter. Also called vers libre.

 

free vote

free vote ▶noun chiefly Brit. a parliamentary division in which members vote according to their own beliefs rather than following a party policy.

 

freeware

free ware |ˈfrēˌwe (ə )r ˈfriˌwɛ (ə )r | ▶noun software that is available free of charge.

 

freeway

free way |ˈfrēˌwā ˈfriˌweɪ | ▶noun an express highway, esp. one with controlled access. • a toll-free highway.

 

free weight

free weight ▶noun a weight used in weightlifting that is not attached to an apparatus.

 

freewheel

free wheel |ˈfrēˌ (h )wēl ˈfriˈˌ (h )wil | ▶verb [ no obj. ] ride a bicycle with the pedals at rest, esp. downhill: he had come freewheeling down the road. • (usu. as adj. freewheeling ) act without concern for rules, conventions, or the consequences of one's actions: the freewheeling drug scene of the sixties. ▶noun a device that allows a bicycle wheel to revolve forward while the crank is stationary. • a device in a motor vehicle transmission allowing the drive shaft to spin faster than the engine.

 

free will

free will |ˌfri ˈwɪl | ▶noun the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one's own discretion. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (esp. of a donation ) given readily; voluntary: free-will offerings.

 

freeze

freeze |frēz friz | ▶verb ( past froze |frōz |; past participle frozen |ˈfrōzən | ) 1 [ no obj. ] (of a liquid ) be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold: in the winter the milk froze. • [ with obj. ] turn (a liquid ) into ice or another solid in such a way. • (of something wet or containing liquid ) become blocked, covered, or rigid with ice: the pipes had frozen. • [ with obj. ] cause (something wet or containing liquid ) to become blocked, covered, or rigid with ice: [ with complement ] : the ground was frozen hard . • be or feel so cold that one is near death (often used hyperbolically ): you'll freeze to death standing there. • [ with obj. ] (of the weather ) cause (someone ) to feel so cold that they are near death. • (of the weather ) be at or below freezing: at night it froze again. • [ with obj. ] deprive (a part of the body ) of feeling, esp. by the application of a chilled anesthetic substance. • [ with obj. ] treat (someone ) with a cold manner; stare coldly at (someone ): she would freeze him with a look when he tried to talk to her. 2 [ with obj. ] store (something ) at a very low temperature in order to preserve it: the cake can be frozen. • [ no obj. ] (of food ) be able to be preserved in such a way: this soup freezes well . 3 [ no obj. ] become suddenly motionless or paralyzed with fear or shock: Mathewson froze on the spot, unable to take the next step. • stop moving when ordered or directed. 4 [ with obj. ] hold (something ) at a fixed level or in a fixed state for a period of time: new spending on defense was to be frozen. • prevent (assets ) from being used for a period of time: the charity's bank account has been frozen. • stop (a moving image ) at a particular frame when filming or viewing: the camera will set fast shutter speeds to freeze the action. • [ no obj. ] (of a computer screen ) become temporarily locked because of system problems. ▶noun 1 an act of holding or being held at a fixed level or in a fixed state: workers faced a pay freeze. • short for freeze-frame. 2 a period of frost or very cold weather: the big freeze surprised the weathermen. PHRASES freeze one's blood (or one's blood freezes ) fill (or be filled ) with a sudden feeling of great fear or horror. PHRASAL VERBS freeze someone out informal behave in a hostile or obstructive way so as to exclude someone from something. DERIVATIVES freez a ble |-zəbəl |adjective ORIGIN Old English frēosan (in the phrase hit frēoseth ‘it is freezing, it is so cold that water turns to ice ’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vriezen and German frieren, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin pruina ‘hoarfrost ’ and frost .

 

freeze-dry

freeze-dry |ˈfriz ˌdraɪ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. freeze-dried ) preserve (something ) by rapidly freezing it and then subjecting it to a high vacuum that removes ice by sublimation: freeze-dried beef stew.

 

freeze-frame

freeze-frame |ˈfriz ˌfreɪm | ▶noun the facility of stopping a film or videotape in order to view a motionless image. • a motionless image obtained with such a facility. ▶verb [ with obj. ] use such a facility on (an image or a recording ).

 

freeze-out

freeze-out ▶noun informal an exclusion of a person or organization from something, by boycotting or ignoring them.

 

freezer

freez er |ˈfrēzər ˈfrizər | ▶noun a refrigerated compartment, cabinet, or room for preserving food at very low temperatures. • a device for making frozen desserts such as ice cream or sherbet.

 

freeze-up

freeze-up ▶noun a period of extreme cold. • the freezing over of a body of water such as a lake or river: until freeze-up, the caribou stay near the lake.

 

freezing

freez ing |ˈfrēziNG ˈfrizɪŋ | ▶adjective below 32 °F (0 °C ): strong winds and freezing temperatures. • (used hyperbolically ) very cold: he was freezing and miserable | [ as submodifier ] : it was freezing cold outside. • (of fog or rain ) consisting of droplets that freeze rapidly on contact with a surface to form ice. ▶noun the freezing point of water: the temperature was well above freezing.

 

freezing mixture

freez ¦ing mix |ture ▶noun a mixture of two or more substances (e.g. ice water and salt, or dry ice and alcohol ) which can be used to produce temperatures below the freezing point of water.

 

freezing point

freez ing point |ˈfrizɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt | ▶noun the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.

 

freezing works

freez ¦ing works ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] Austral. /NZ a place where animals are slaughtered and carcasses frozen, usually for export.

 

Oxford Dictionary

free

free |friː | ▶adjective ( freer |ˈfriːə |, freest |ˈfriːɪst | ) 1 able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another: I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free | a free choice. • [ with infinitive ] able or permitted to take a specified action: you are free to leave. • (of a state or its citizens or institutions ) subject neither to foreign domination nor to despotic government: a free press. • historical not a slave. • [ in names ] denoting an ethnic or political group actively opposing an occupying or invading force, in particular the groups that continued resisting the Germans in the Second World War after the fall of their countries. See also Free French. 2 [ often as complement ] not or no longer confined or imprisoned: the researchers set the birds free. • not physically obstructed or fixed: he tried to kick his legs free. • Physics (of power or energy ) disengaged or available. See also free energy. • Physics & Chemistry not bound in an atom, a molecule, or a compound: the atmosphere of that time contained virtually no free oxygen. See also free radical. • Linguistics denoting a linguistic form that can be used in isolation. 3 not subject to engagements or obligations: she spent her free time shopping. • (of a facility or piece of equipment ) not occupied or in use: the bathroom was free. 4 (free of /from ) not subject to or affected by (something undesirable ): our salsas are free of preservatives. 5 given or available without charge: free health care. 6 using or expending something without restraint; lavish: she was always free with her money. • frank or unrestrained in speech, expression, or action: he was free in his talk of revolution. • archaic overfamiliar or forward. 7 (of literature or music ) not observing the normal conventions of style or form. • (of a translation ) conveying only the broad sense; not literal. 8 Sailing (of the wind ) blowing from a favourable direction to the side or aft of a vessel. ▶adverb 1 without cost or payment: ladies were admitted free. 2 Sailing with the sheets eased. ▶verb ( frees, freeing, freed ) [ with obj. ] 1 release from confinement or slavery: they were freed from jail. • release from physical obstruction or restraint: I had to tug hard and at last freed him | she struggled to free herself from the tenacious mud. 2 remove something undesirable or restrictive from: his inheritance freed him from financial constraints | free your body of excess tension. 3 make available for a particular purpose: we are freeing management time for alternative work. PHRASES for free informal without cost or payment. free and easy informal and relaxed: enjoy the free and easy lifestyle. free, gratis, and for nothing humorous without charge. a free hand freedom to act completely at one's own discretion. free on board (or rail ) (abbrev.: f.o.b. or f.o.r. ) including or assuming delivery without charge to a ship (or railway wagon ). ( a ) free rein see rein. a free ride used in reference to a situation in which someone benefits without having to make a fair contribution: it is time for the scientific community to stop giving alternative medicine a free ride. the free world the non-communist countries of the world, as formerly opposed to the Soviet bloc. it's a free country said when justifying a course of action. make free with treat without proper respect: he'll have something to say about your making free with his belongings. DERIVATIVES freeness noun ORIGIN Old English frēo (adjective ), frēon (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vrij and German frei, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to love ’, shared by friend .

 

free agent

free agent ▶noun a person who does not have any commitments that restrict their actions.

 

free alongside ship

free a long side ship (abbr.: FAS ) ▶adverb without charge for delivery to the boarding area next to a ship, but with the understanding that the buyer is responsible for the item once it is so delivered.

 

free association

free as ¦so ¦ci |ation ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 Psychology the mental process by which one word or image may spontaneously suggest another without any necessary logical connection. • a psychoanalytic technique for investigation of the unconscious mind, in which a relaxed subject reports all passing thoughts without reservation. 2 the forming of a group, political alliance, or other organization without any external restriction. DERIVATIVES free-associate verb free association ( sense 1 )

 

free ball

free ball ▶noun Snooker the option to nominate any ball as the object ball when snookered as a result of a foul stroke.

 

freebase

free |base |ˈfriːbeɪs | ▶noun (also freebase cocaine ) [ mass noun ] cocaine that has been purified by heating with ether, taken by inhaling the fumes or smoking the residue. ▶verb [ with obj. ] take (freebase cocaine ).

 

freebie

free |bie |ˈfriːbi | ▶noun informal a thing that is provided or given free of charge: a freebie to the Himalayas. ORIGIN 1940s (originally US ): an arbitrary formation from free .

 

freeboard

free |board |ˈfriːbɔːd | ▶noun the height of a ship's side between the waterline and the deck.

 

freebooter

free |boot ¦er |ˈfriːbuːtə | ▶noun a pirate or lawless adventurer. DERIVATIVES freeboot verb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrij ‘free ’ + buit ‘booty ’, + the noun suffix -er. Compare with filibuster .

 

freeborn

free |born |ˈfriːbɔːn | ▶adjective not born in slavery: an encroachment on the rights of the freeborn Englishman.

 

Free Church

Free Church ▶noun a Christian Church which has dissented or seceded from an established Church.

 

Free Church of Scotland

Free Church of Scot |land a strict Presbyterian Church organized by dissenting members of the established Church of Scotland in 1843. In 1900 its majority amalgamated with the United Presbyterian Church to form the United Free Church; its name was retained by the minority group, nicknamed the Wee Free Kirk (see Wee Free ).

 

free climbing

free climb |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] rock climbing without the assistance of devices such as pegs placed in the rock, but occasionally using ropes and belays. Compare with aid climbing.

 

freedman

freed |man |ˈfriːdmən | ▶noun ( pl. freedmen ) historical an emancipated slave.

 

freedom

free |dom |ˈfriːdəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants: we do have some freedom of choice | [ count noun ] : he talked of revoking some of the freedoms. • absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government: he was a champion of Irish freedom. • the power of self-determination attributed to the will; the quality of being independent of fate or necessity. 2 the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved: the shark thrashed its way to freedom. • the state of being unrestricted and able to move easily: the shorts have a side split for freedom of movement. • unrestricted use of something: the dog has the freedom of the house when we are out. 3 (freedom from ) the state of not being subject to or affected by (something undesirable ): government policies to achieve freedom from want. 4 (the freedom of ——) Brit. a special privilege or right of access, especially that of full citizenship of a city granted to a public figure as an honour: he accepted the freedom of the City of Glasgow. 5 archaic familiarity or openness in speech or behaviour. ORIGIN Old English frēodōm (see free, -dom ).

 

freedom fighter

free |dom fight ¦er ▶noun a person who takes part in a revolutionary struggle to achieve a political goal, especially in order to overthrow their government.

 

freedom march

free dom march ▶noun a march organized as a demonstration of protest against a political entity for its oppressive policies, which are often directed at a specific group such as a minority.

 

freedom of conscience

free |dom of con |science ▶noun [ mass noun ] the right to follow one's own beliefs in matters of religion and morality.

 

freedom of religion

free |dom of re |li ¦gion |friːdəməvrɪˈlɪʤən | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the right to practise whatever religion one chooses.

 

freedom of speech

free dom of speech |friːdəməvˈspiːtʃ |(also free speech ) ▶noun the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint.

 

freedom of the seas

free dom of the seas ▶noun the right of merchant ships to move freely on the seas in peace or war without interference except in territorial zones.

 

freedom rider

free |dom rider ▶noun US a person who challenged racial laws in the American South during in the 1960s, originally by refusing to abide by the laws governing the segregation of seating in buses.

 

Freedom Trail

Free dom Trail a walking tour in Boston, Massachusetts, that takes visitors past historic sites relating to the American Revolution.

 

free energy

free en ¦ergy ▶noun [ mass noun ] Physics a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a system to do work. See also Gibbs free energy.

 

free enterprise

free en ¦ter |prise ▶noun [ mass noun ] an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control.

 

free fall

free fall ▶noun [ mass noun ] downward movement under the force of gravity only: the path of a body in free fall. • a rapid decline that cannot be stopped: her career seemed about to go into free fall . • the movement of a spacecraft in space without thrust from the engines. ▶verb ( free-fall ) [ no obj. ] move under the force of gravity only; fall rapidly.

 

free fire zone

free fire zone ▶noun a military combat zone in which there are no restrictions on the use of fire power. • an area of activity apparently without rules.

 

free flight

free flight ▶noun [ mass noun ] the flight of a spacecraft, rocket, or missile when the engine is not producing thrust.

 

free-floating

free-floating ▶adjective 1 not attached to anything and able to move freely: free-floating aquatic plants. • not assigned to a particular category or level: free-floating exchange rates. 2 Psychiatry (of anxiety ) chronic and generalized, without an obvious cause. DERIVATIVES free-float verb, free-floater noun

 

Freefone

Free |fone ▶noun variant spelling of Freephone.

 

free-for-all

free-for-all ▶noun a disorganized or unrestricted situation or event in which everyone may take part, especially a fight, discussion, or trading market.

 

free-form

free-form ▶adjective not conforming to a regular or formal structure or shape: a free-form jazz improvisation.

 

Free French

Free French an organization of French troops and volunteers in exile formed under General de Gaulle in 1940. Based in London, the movement organized forces that opposed the Axis powers in French Equatorial Africa, Lebanon, and elsewhere, and cooperated with the French Resistance.

 

freegan

freegan |ˈfriːg (ə )n | ▶noun a person who rejects consumerism and seeks to help the environment by reducing waste, especially by retrieving and using discarded food and other goods. ORIGIN early 21st cent.: blend of free and vegan .

 

freehand

free |hand |ˈfriːhand | ▶adjective & adverb (especially with reference to drawing ) done manually without the aid of instruments such as rulers: [ as adj. ] : a freehand sketch | [ as adv. ] : the pictures should be drawn freehand.

 

free-handed

free-handed ▶adjective generous, especially with money. DERIVATIVES free-handedly adverb, free-handedness noun

 

freehold

freehold |ˈfriːhəʊld |chiefly Brit. ▶noun [ mass noun ] permanent and absolute tenure of land or property with freedom to dispose of it at will. Often contrasted with leasehold. • [ count noun ] a piece of land or property held by freehold. ▶adjective held by or having the status of freehold. DERIVATIVES freeholder noun

 

free house

free house ▶noun Brit. a pub not controlled by a brewery and therefore not restricted to selling particular brands of beer or spirits.

 

free jazz

free jazz ▶noun [ mass noun ] an improvised style of jazz characterized by the absence of set chord patterns or time patterns.

 

free kick

free kick ▶noun (in soccer and rugby ) an unimpeded kick of the stationary ball awarded to one side as a penalty for a foul or infringement by the other side.

 

freelance

freelance |ˈfriːlɑːns | ▶adjective self-employed and hired to work for different companies on particular assignments: a freelance journalist. ▶adverb earning one's living as a freelance: I work freelance from home. ▶noun 1 a freelance worker. 2 historical a medieval mercenary. ▶verb [ no obj. ] earn one's living as a freelance. ORIGIN early 19th cent. (denoting a mercenary ): originally as two words.

 

freelancer

free |lan ¦cer |ˈfriːlɑːnsə (r )| ▶noun a person who works freelance.

 

free-living

free-living ▶adjective Biology living freely and independently, not as a parasite or attached to a substrate.

 

freeloader

free |load ¦er |ˈfriːləʊdə | ▶noun informal a person who takes advantage of others' generosity without giving anything in return. DERIVATIVES freeload |-ˈləʊd |verb

 

free love

free love ▶noun [ mass noun ] the idea or practice of having sexual relations according to choice, without being restricted by marriage or long-term relationships.

 

freely

free ¦ly |ˈfriːli | ▶adverb 1 not under the control of another; as one wishes: I roamed freely. • without restriction or interference: air can freely circulate. • openly and honestly: you may speak freely. • willingly and readily: I freely confess to this failing. 2 in copious or generous amounts: she drank freely to keep up her courage.

 

freeman

free |man |ˈfriːmən | ▶noun ( pl. freemen ) 1 Brit. a person who has been given the freedom of a city or borough. 2 historical a person who is not a slave or serf.

 

Freeman, Cathy

Free |man (b.1973 ), Australian athlete. She became the first Aboriginal to represent Australia at the Olympic Games in 1992, and won the Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres in 2000.

 

Freeman, Morgan

Free man, Morgan |ˈfrēmən ˈfrimən | (1937 –), US actor. Notable movies: Street Smart (1987 ), Driving Miss Daisy (1989 ), The Shawshank Redemption (1994 ), and Million Dollar Baby (2004 ).

 

free market

free mar ¦ket ▶noun an economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses. DERIVATIVES free marketeer noun, free marketeering noun

 

freemartin

freemartin |ˈfriːmɑːtɪn | ▶noun a hermaphrodite or imperfect sterile female calf which is the twin of a male calf whose hormones affected its development. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

Freemason

Free |mason |ˈfriːmeɪs (ə )n | ▶noun a member of an international order established for mutual help and fellowship, which holds elaborate secret ceremonies. The original free masons were itinerant skilled stonemasons of the 14th century, who are said to have recognized fellow craftsmen by secret signs. Modern freemasonry is usually traced to the formation of the Grand Lodge in London in 1717; members are typically professionals and businessmen.

 

Freemasonry

Free |mason ¦ry |ˈfriːmeɪs (ə )nri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the system and institutions of the Freemasons. 2 ( freemasonry ) instinctive sympathy or fellow feeling between people with something in common: the unshakeable freemasonry of actors in a crisis.

 

freemium

freemium |ˈfriːmɪəm | ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] a business model, especially on the Internet, whereby basic services are provided free of charge while more advanced features must be paid for. ORIGIN early 21st cent.: blend of free and premium .

 

free pardon

free par ¦don ▶noun Brit. an unconditional remission of the legal consequences of an offence or conviction.

 

free pass

free pass ▶noun an authorization of free admission or travel.

 

Freephone

Freephone |ˈfriːfəʊn |(also trademark Freefone ) ▶noun a telephone service whereby a subscribing organization can pay for incoming calls made by its clients or customers.

 

Freeport

Free port |ˈfrēˌpôrt ˈfripɔrt | 1 a port city in the northern Bahamas, on Grand Bahama Island; pop. 44,300 (est. 2009 ). 2 a commercial and industrial city in northwestern Illinois; pop. 24,615 (est. 2008 ). 3 a commercial village in the town of Hempstead on Long Island in New York; pop. 43,881 (est. 2008 ).

 

free port

free port ▶noun a port open to all traders. • a port area where goods in transit are exempt from customs duty.

 

Freepost

Free |post |ˈfriːpəʊst | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. (chiefly as an element of an address ) a postal service whereby the cost of postage is paid by the business that receives the letter.

 

freer

fre er |ˈfrēər ˈfriər | ▶adjective comparative of free. ▶noun rare a person or agent who frees or sets free someone or something.

 

free radical

free rad |ical ▶noun Chemistry an uncharged molecule (typically highly reactive and short-lived ) having an unpaired valency electron.

 

free-range

free-range ▶adjective (of livestock, especially poultry ) kept in natural conditions, with freedom of movement. • (of eggs ) produced by free-range poultry.

 

freeride

free |ride |ˈfriːrʌɪd | ▶noun (also freeride board ) a type of snowboard designed for all-round use on and off piste. ▶verb [ no obj. ] ride on a freeride snowboard.

 

free safety

free safety ▶noun American Football a defensive back who is usually free from an assignment to cover a particular player on the opposing team.

 

free school

free school ▶noun historical a school for which no fees are charged, typically run at public expense.

 

free sheet

free sheet ▶noun a free newspaper.

 

freesia

freesia |ˈfriːzɪə | ▶noun a small southern African plant with fragrant, colourful, tubular flowers, many varieties of which are cultivated for the cut-flower trade. ●Genus Freesia, family Iridaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, named after Friedrich H. T. Freese (died 1876 ), German physician.

 

free silver

free sil ver ▶adjective denoting a US political movement for the free coinage of silver, esp. that of the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

 

free skating

free skat ¦ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the sport of performing variable skating figures to music.

 

free space

free space ▶noun [ mass noun ] Physics space unoccupied by matter or, more particularly, containing no electromagnetic or gravitational field and used as a reference.

 

free speech

free speech ▶noun [ mass noun ] the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint.

 

free spirit

free spirit ▶noun an independent or uninhibited person.

 

free-spoken

free-spoken ▶adjective archaic speaking candidly and openly.

 

free-standing

free-standing ▶adjective not attached to or supported by another structure: a free-standing cooker. • not relying on or linked to anything else; independent: most nursing homes and free-standing therapeutic facilities are investor-owned.

 

Free State

free state ▶noun 1 historical a state of the US in which slavery did not exist. • ( the Free State ) informal name for Maryland. 2 a province in central South Africa, situated to the north of the Orange River; capital, Bloemfontein. Formerly called (until 1995 ) Orange Free State.

 

Free Stater

Free Stater ▶noun historical a member of the Irish Free State army.

 

freestone

free |stone |ˈfriːstəʊn | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a fine-grained stone which can be cut easily in any direction, in particular a type of sandstone or limestone. 2 a stone fruit in which the stone is easily separated from the flesh when the fruit is ripe: [ as modifier ] : freestone peaches. Contrasted with clingstone.

 

freestyle

free |style |ˈfriːstʌɪl | ▶adjective denoting a contest, race, or version of a sport in which there are few restrictions on the moves or techniques that competitors employ: freestyle wrestling. ▶noun a freestyle contest, in particular a swimming race in which competitors may use any stroke. ▶verb [ no obj. ] dance, perform, or compete in an improvised or unrestricted fashion: he just came in and freestyled over the music. DERIVATIVES freestyler noun

 

free-swimming

free-swimming ▶adjective Zoology (of an aquatic animal ) not attached to an object or substrate and able to swim freely.

 

free-tailed bat

free-tailed bat ▶noun a streamlined fast-flying insectivorous bat with a projecting tail, found in tropical and subtropical countries. ●Family Molossidae: several genera and numerous species, including the mastiff bats and hairless bats.

 

freethinker

free |think ¦er |friːˈθɪŋkə | ▶noun a person who rejects accepted opinions, especially those concerning religious belief. DERIVATIVES freethinking noun & adjective

 

free throw

free throw ▶noun Basketball an unimpeded attempt at a goal awarded to a player following a foul or other infringement.

 

free-to-air

free-to-air ▶adjective denoting or relating to television programmes broadcast on standard public or commercial networks, as opposed to satellite, cable, or digital programmes available only to fee-paying viewers.

 

Freetown

Free |town |ˈfriːtaʊn | the capital and chief port of Sierra Leone; pop. 827,000 (est. 2007 ).

 

free trade

free trade ▶noun [ mass noun ] international trade left to its natural course without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions.

 

free university

free u ni ver si ty ▶noun a nontraditional educational program of courses often taught by nonprofessionals as an alternative to traditional academic programs, usually offered without prerequisites at low cost or at no cost.

 

free vector

free vec ¦tor ▶noun Mathematics a vector of which only the magnitude and direction are specified, not the position or line of action.

 

free verse

free verse ▶noun [ mass noun ] poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular rhythm. Also called vers libre.

 

free vote

free vote ▶noun chiefly Brit. a parliamentary division in which members vote according to their own beliefs rather than following a party policy.

 

freeware

free |ware |ˈfriːwɛə (r )| ▶noun [ mass noun ] Computing software that is available free of charge.

 

freeway

free |way |ˈfriːweɪ | ▶noun N. Amer. a dual-carriageway main road, especially one with controlled access. • a toll-free highway.

 

free weight

free weight ▶noun a weight used in weightlifting that is not attached to an apparatus.

 

freewheel

free |wheel |friːˈwiːl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 ride a bicycle with the pedals at rest, especially downhill: the postman came freewheeling down the track. 2 (as adj. freewheeling ) not concerned with rules, conventions, or the consequences of one's actions: the freewheeling drug scene of the sixties. ▶noun ( free wheel ) a bicycle wheel which is able to revolve freely when no power is being applied to the pedals. • a device in a motor vehicle transmission allowing the drive shaft to spin faster than the engine.

 

free will

free will ▶noun [ mass noun ] the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one's own discretion. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (especially of a donation ) voluntary: free-will offerings.

 

freeze

freeze |friːz | ▶verb ( past froze |frəʊz |; past participle frozen |ˈfrəʊz (ə )n | ) 1 (with reference to a liquid ) turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold: [ no obj. ] : in the winter the milk froze | [ with obj. ] : frost freezes water that has seeped into joints. • become or cause to become blocked, covered, or rigid with ice: [ no obj. ] : the pipes had frozen | [ with complement ] : the ground was frozen hard . • be so cold that one feels near death (often used hyperbolically ): you'll freeze to death standing there. • [ with obj. ] deprive (a part of the body ) of feeling, especially by the application of a chilled anaesthetic substance. 2 [ with obj. ] store (something ) at a very low temperature in order to preserve it: the cake can be frozen. • [ no obj., with complement ] (of food ) be able to be preserved at a very low temperature: this soup freezes well . 3 [ no obj. ] become suddenly motionless or paralysed with fear or shock: she froze in horror. • stop moving when ordered. 4 [ with obj. ] hold (something ) at a fixed level or in a fixed state for a period of time: new spending on defence was to be frozen. • prevent (assets ) from being used for a period of time: the charity's bank account has been frozen. • stop (a moving image ) at a particular frame when filming or viewing: the camera will set fast shutter speeds to freeze the action. • [ no obj. ] (of a computer screen ) become temporarily locked because of system problems. 5 [ with obj. ] stare coldly at (someone ); treat coldly: she would freeze him with a look when he tried to talk to her. ▶noun 1 an act of holding or being held at a fixed level or in a fixed state: workers faced a pay freeze. • short for freeze-frame. 2 a period of frost or very cold weather: the big freeze surprised the weathermen. PHRASES freeze one's blood (or one's blood freezes ) fill (or be filled ) with a sudden feeling of great fear or horror. PHRASAL VERBS freeze someone out informal behave in a hostile or obstructive way so as to exclude someone: during a banquet, she completely froze out her husband. DERIVATIVES freezable adjective ORIGIN Old English frēosan (in the phrase hit frēoseth ‘it is freezing ’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vriezen and German frieren, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin pruina ‘hoar frost ’ and frost .

 

freeze-dry

freeze-dry ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. freeze-dried ) preserve (something ) by rapidly freezing it and then subjecting it to a high vacuum which removes ice by sublimation: freeze-dried beef stew.

 

freeze-frame

freeze-frame ▶noun a single frame forming a motionless image from a film or videotape. • [ mass noun ] the facility or process of stopping a film or videotape to obtain a freeze-frame. ▶verb [ with obj. ] use a freeze-frame facility on (an image or a recording ).

 

freeze-out

freeze-out ▶noun informal an exclusion of a person or organization from something, by boycotting or ignoring them.

 

freezer

freez ¦er |ˈfriːzə | ▶noun a refrigerated cabinet or room for preserving food at very low temperatures.

 

freeze-up

freeze-up ▶noun a period of extreme cold.

 

freezing

freez ¦ing |ˈfriːzɪŋ | ▶adjective below 0 °C: strong winds and freezing temperatures. • (used hyperbolically ) very cold: he was freezing and miserable | [ as submodifier ] : it was freezing cold outside. • (of fog or rain ) consisting of droplets which freeze rapidly on contact with a surface to form ice crystals. ▶noun the freezing point of water (0 °C ): the temperature was well above freezing.

 

freezing mixture

freez ¦ing mix |ture ▶noun a mixture of two or more substances (e.g. ice water and salt, or dry ice and alcohol ) which can be used to produce temperatures below the freezing point of water.

 

freezing point

freez ¦ing point ▶noun the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.

 

freezing works

freez ¦ing works ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] Austral. /NZ a place where animals are slaughtered and carcasses frozen, usually for export.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

free

free adjective 1 admission is free: without charge, free of charge, for nothing; complimentary, gratis; informal for free, on the house. 2 she was free of any pressures: unencumbered by, unaffected by, clear of, without, rid of; exempt from, not liable to, safe from, immune to, excused from; informal sans, minus. 3 I'm free this afternoon: unoccupied, not busy, available, between appointments; off duty, off work, off; on vacation, on leave; at leisure, with time on one's hands, with time to spare. ANTONYMS busy, occupied, unavailable. 4 the bathroom's free now: vacant, empty, available, unoccupied, not taken, not in use. ANTONYMS occupied. 5 a citizen of a free nation: independent, self-governing, self-governed, self-ruling, self-determining, nonaligned, sovereign, autonomous; democratic. ANTONYMS dependent. 6 the killer is still free: on the loose, at liberty, at large; loose, unconfined, unbound, untied, unchained, untethered, unshackled, unfettered, unrestrained. ANTONYMS captive. 7 you are free to leave: allowed, permitted; able, in a position to. ANTONYMS unable. 8 the free flow of water: unimpeded, unobstructed, unrestricted, unhampered, clear, open, unblocked. ANTONYMS obstructed. 9 she was free with her money: generous, liberal, openhanded, unstinting, bountiful; lavish, extravagant, prodigal. ANTONYMS mean. 10 his free and hearty manner: frank, open, candid, direct, plain-spoken; unrestrained, unconstrained, free and easy, uninhibited. ▶verb 1 three of the hostages were freed: release, set free, let go, liberate, discharge, deliver; set loose, let loose, turn loose, untie, unchain, unfetter, unshackle, unleash; literary disenthrall. ANTONYMS confine, lock up. 2 the victims were freed by firefighters: extricate, release, get out, pull out, pull free; rescue, set free. ANTONYMS trap. 3 they wish to be freed from all legal ties: exempt, except, excuse, relieve, unburden, disburden. PHRASES free and easy the restaurant's free and easy atmosphere: easygoing, relaxed, casual, informal, unceremonious, unforced, natural, open, spontaneous, uninhibited, friendly; tolerant, liberal; informal laid-back. a free hand he was allowed a free hand in appointing new staff: free rein, carte blanche, freedom, liberty, license, latitude, leeway, a blank check. WORD SPECTRUM: imprison / free See imprison Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.

 

freebooter

freebooter noun the islands offered sanctuary to freebooters: pirate, marauder, raider; bandit, robber; adventurer, swashbuckler; historical privateer; archaic buccaneer, corsair.

 

freedom

freedom noun 1 a desperate bid for freedom: liberty, liberation, release, deliverance, delivery, discharge; literary disenthrallment; historical manumission. ANTONYMS captivity. 2 revolution was the only path to freedom: independence, self-government, self-determination, self-rule, home rule, sovereignty, nonalignment, autonomy; democracy. ANTONYMS dependence. 3 freedom from local political accountability: exemption, immunity, dispensation; impunity. ANTONYMS liability. 4 freedom to choose your course of treatment: right, entitlement, privilege, prerogative; scope, latitude, leeway, flexibility, space, breathing space, room, elbow room; license, leave, free rein, a free hand, carte blanche, a blank check. ANTONYMS restriction. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See liberty . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

free-for-all

free-for-all noun we got out just before the argument turned into a free-for-all: brawl, fight, scuffle, tussle, struggle, confrontation, clash, altercation, fray, fracas, melee, rumpus, disturbance; breach of the peace; informal scrap, set-to.

 

freelance

freelance adjective freelance writers are invited to submit articles: self-employed, independent, contract.

 

freethinker

freethinker noun he has been celebrated as a freethinker and a rebel: nonconformist, individualist, independent, maverick; agnostic, atheist, nonbeliever, unbeliever. ANTONYMS conformist.

 

free will

free will noun they take for granted their blessed right to free will: self-determination, freedom of choice, autonomy, liberty, independence. PHRASES of one's own free will I pursued a modeling career of my own free will: voluntarily, willingly, readily, freely, without reluctance, without compulsion, of one's own accord, of one's own volition, of one's own choosing.

 

freeze

freeze verb 1 the stream had frozen: ice over, ice up, solidify. ANTONYMS thaw, melt. 2 my fingers froze: become frozen, become frostbitten. ANTONYMS thaw, warm up. 3 the campers stifled in summer and froze in winter: be very cold, be numb with cold, turn blue with cold, shiver, be chilled to the bone /marrow. ANTONYMS overheat. 4 she froze in horror: stop dead, stop in one's tracks, stop, stand (stock ) still, go rigid, become motionless, become paralyzed. ANTONYMS run away. 5 the price of gasoline was frozen: fix, hold, peg, set; limit, restrict, cap, confine, regulate; hold /keep down. ANTONYMS change. PHRASES freeze out informal she was frozen out by her husband's relatives: exclude, leave out, shut out, cut out, ignore, ostracize, spurn, snub, shun, turn one's back on, cold-shoulder, give someone the cold shoulder, leave out in the cold.

 

freezing

freezing adjective 1 a freezing wind: bitter, bitterly cold, icy, chill, frosty, glacial, wintry, subzero, hypothermic; raw, biting, piercing, bone-chilling, penetrating, cutting, numbing; arctic, polar, Siberian. ANTONYMS balmy. 2 you must be freezing: frozen, extremely cold, numb with cold, chilled to the bone /marrow, frozen stiff, shivery, shivering; informal frozen to death. ANTONYMS hot.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

free

free adjective 1 elementary education should be free: without charge, free of charge, for nothing, complimentary, gratis, gratuitous, at no cost; informal for free, on the house. ANTONYMS paid for; expensive. 2 she was free of any pressures: unencumbered by, unaffected by, clear of, without, devoid of, lacking in; exempt from, not liable to, safe from, immune to, relieved of, released from, excused of, exempted from; rid of; informal sans, minus. ANTONYMS encumbered by. 3 he will be free at the weekend: unoccupied, not at work, not working, not busy, not tied up, between appointments, off duty, off work, off, on holiday, on leave; idle, at leisure, with time on one's hands, with time to spare; available, contactable. ANTONYMS occupied; unavailable. 4 he found a free seat on the bus: vacant, empty, available, spare, unoccupied, untaken, unfilled, unused, not in use; uninhabited, tenantless; informal up for grabs. ANTONYMS occupied, engaged, taken. 5 a citizen of a proud free nation: independent, self-governing, self-governed, self-ruling, self-legislating, self-determining, self-directing, non-aligned, sovereign, autonomous, autarkic, democratic, emancipated, enfranchised; self-sufficient; historical manumitted. ANTONYMS dependent. 6 a known child killer is still free: on the loose, at liberty, at large; loose, unconfined, unbound, untied, unchained, untethered, unshackled, unfettered, unrestrained, unsecured. ANTONYMS captive. 7 people are free to choose where they wish to live: able to, in a position to, capable of; allowed, permitted, unrestricted. ANTONYMS unable. 8 the free flow of water between adjoining tanks: unobstructed, unimpeded, unrestricted, unhampered, unlimited, clear, open, unblocked. ANTONYMS obstructed. 9 she caught the free end of the rope: unattached, unfastened, unsecured, unhitched, untied, uncoupled, not fixed, detached, loose. ANTONYMS attached. 10 she was always free with her money: generous, lavish, liberal, open-handed, unstinting, giving, munificent, bountiful, bounteous, charitable, extravagant, prodigal. ANTONYMS mean. 11 he was known for his free and hearty manner: easy-going, free and easy, tolerant, liberal, permissive, indulgent, relaxed, casual, informal, unceremonious, unforced, natural, open, frank, spontaneous, uninhibited, artless, ingenuous; good-humoured, affable, friendly; informal laid-back, unflappable. ANTONYMS strained; formal. 12 the children were rather too free with us: impudent, impertinent, disrespectful; familiar, overfamiliar, over-free, presumptuous, forward, bold, assertive; informal cheeky, cocky, pushy. ANTONYMS polite. PHRASES free and easy the restaurant has a free and easy atmosphere: easy-going, relaxed, casual, informal, unceremonious, unforced, natural, open, spontaneous, uninhibited, friendly; breezy, airy, jaunty, carefree; informal laid-back, upbeat. ANTONYMS formal. a free hand he was allowed a free hand in appointing new staff: free rein, freedom, licence, latitude, leeway, scope, flexibility; liberty, independence; French carte blanche. free spirit you're too much of a free spirit for him: individualiist, individual, nonconformist, unorthodox person, unconventional person, original, eccentric, bohemian, maverick, rare bird, rarity; lone wolf, outsider; Latin rara avis. make free with he was unhappy about her making free with his belongings: help oneself to, take, take possession of, take over, hijack, appropriate, ‘borrow ’, steal; use without asking, treat without respect; informal walk off with; Brit. informal nick, pinch. ▶verb 1 the government freed all political prisoners: release, liberate, discharge, emancipate, set free, let go, set at liberty, set loose, let loose, turn loose, deliver; untie, unchain, unfetter, unshackle, unmanacle, uncage, unleash; spare, pardon, reprieve, clear; informal let off, let off the hook; literary disenthral; historical manumit. ANTONYMS confine, lock up. 2 earthquake victims had to be freed by firefighters: extricate, extract, disentangle, disentwine, disengage, disencumber, loosen, release, remove, get out, pull out, pull free, get loose, get free; rescue, set free. ANTONYMS trap. 3 they wish to be freed from all legal ties: exempt, make exempt, except, excuse, absolve; relieve of, absolve of, unburden of, disburden of; strip of; rare dispense from.

 

freebooter

freebooter noun the islands offered sanctuary to freebooters. See pirate (sense 1 of the noun ).

 

freedom

freedom noun 1 the prisoners made a desperate bid for freedom: liberty, liberation, release, emancipation, deliverance, delivery, discharge, non-confinement, extrication; amnesty, pardoning; historical manumission; rare disenthralment. ANTONYMS captivity. 2 a national revolution was the only path to freedom: independence, self-government, self-determination, self-legislation, self rule, home rule, sovereignty, autonomy, autarky, democracy; self-sufficiency, individualism, separation, non-alignment; emancipation, enfranchisement; historical manumission. ANTONYMS dependence. 3 they want freedom from local political accountability: exemption, immunity, dispensation, exception, exclusion, release, relief, reprieve, absolution, exoneration; impunity; informal letting off, a let-off; rare derogation. ANTONYMS liability. 4 the law interfered with their freedom of expression: right to, entitlement to; privilege, prerogative, due. 5 patients have more freedom to choose who treats them: scope, latitude, leeway, margin, flexibility, facility, space, breathing space, room, elbow room; licence, leave, free rein, a free hand; leisure; French carte blanche. ANTONYMS restriction. 6 I admire her freedom of manner: naturalness, openness, lack of reserve /inhibition, casualness, informality, lack of ceremony, spontaneity, ingenuousness. 7 he treats her with too much freedom: impudence; familiarity, overfamiliarity, presumption, forwardness; informal cheek. WORD LINKS freedom eleutherophobia fear of freedom Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD freedom, liberty, independence See liberty . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

free-for-all

free-for-all noun prompt action by staff prevented a violent free-for-all: brawl, fight, scuffle, tussle, struggle, battle, confrontation, clash, altercation, fray, fracas, melee, rumpus, riot, commotion, disturbance; breach of the peace; Scottish rammy, swedge; Irish, N. Amer., & Austral. donnybrook; informal dust-up, scrap, set-to, shindy, shindig; Brit. informal punch-up, bust-up, ruck, barney; N. Amer. informal brannigan; Austral. /NZ informal stoush; Law, dated affray; rare broil, bagarre.

 

freely

freely adverb 1 he felt a reluctance to talk freely: openly, candidly, frankly, plainly, matter-of-factly, straightforwardly, directly, explicitly, bluntly, outspokenly, unreservedly, without constraint, without inhibition; truthfully, honestly, without beating about the bush, without mincing one's words, without prevarication. ANTONYMS evasively. 2 these workers gave their time and labour freely: voluntarily, willingly, readily; of one's own volition, of one's own accord, of one's own free will, without being asked, without being forced, without reluctance. ANTONYMS under duress.

 

freethinker

freethinker noun nonconformist, individualist, independent, maverick, dissenter, heretic; libertine, agnostic, atheist, non-believer, unbeliever, disbeliever, sceptic, doubter, doubting Thomas, apostate, humanist; pagan, heathen, infidel; archaic paynim, renegade; rare nullifidian. ANTONYMS conformist; believer.

 

freewheel

freewheel verb she freewheeled downhill on her bicycle: coast, cruise, drift, glide, sail, skim, float. ANTONYMS pedal.

 

free will

free will noun they take for granted their blessed right to free will: volition, independence, self-determination, self-sufficiency, autonomy, spontaneity; freedom, liberty. PHRASES of one's own free will she left of her own free will: voluntarily, willingly, readily, freely, spontaneously, without reluctance, without being forced, without being asked, without being encouraged; of one's own accord, of one's own volition, of one's own choosing, by one's own preference. ANTONYMS under duress.

 

freeze

freeze verb 1 it was so cold that the river Thames froze: turn into ice, ice over, ice up, solidify, harden; archaic glaciate. ANTONYMS thaw, melt. 2 they freeze the fish as soon as they catch them: deep-freeze, quick-freeze, freeze-dry, put in the freezer, pack in ice, put on ice, ice; store at a low temperature, chill, cool, refrigerate; preserve. ANTONYMS thaw; warm up. 3 the campers stifled in summer and froze in winter: feel very cold, go numb with cold, turn blue with cold, shiver, shiver with cold, get chilled, get chilled to the bone /marrow; informal feel Jack Frost's fingers. ANTONYMS overheat. 4 when under attack the animals freeze: stop dead, stop in one's tracks, stop, stand (stock ) still, go rigid, become motionless, become paralysed. ANTONYMS run away. 5 the prices of basic foodstuffs were frozen: fix, suspend, hold, peg, set; limit, restrict, curb, check, cap, confine, control, regulate; hold /keep down. ANTONYMS change. PHRASES freeze someone out informal she was frozen out by her husband's relatives: exclude, leave out, shut out, cut out, neglect, ignore, ostracize, reject, disown, spurn, slight, snub, shun, cut, cut dead, turn one's back on, cold-shoulder, give someone the cold shoulder, leave out in the cold; Brit. send to Coventry; informal knock back, brush off, give someone the brush-off, stiff-arm, hand someone the frozen mitt; Brit. informal blank; N. Amer. informal give someone the brush; Austral. informal snout; informal, dated give someone the go-by; Christianity excommunicate. ANTONYMS include; welcome. ▶noun 1 only three race meetings have escaped the big freeze: cold snap, spell of cold weather, freeze-up, frost. ANTONYMS heatwave. 2 a two-year wage freeze: fix, suspension, hold. WORD LINKS freeze cryo- related prefix, as in cryonic, cryolite Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

freezing

freezing adjective 1 a freezing wind blew across the moor: bitterly cold, cold, chill, chilling, frosty, frozen, glacial, wintry, sub-zero; raw, biting, piercing, penetrating, cutting, stinging, numbing; arctic, polar, Siberian; rare gelid, brumal, rimy, algid, circumpolar. ANTONYMS balmy. 2 come inside —you must be freezing: frozen, extremely cold, painfully cold, numb with cold, very chilly, chilled through, chilled to the bone /marrow, frozen to the core, frozen stiff, shivery, shivering; frostbitten; informal frozen to death. ANTONYMS hot.

 

Duden Dictionary

free alongside ship

free along side ship |ˈfriː əˈlɔŋsaɪd ˈʃɪp |englisch frei längsseits Schiff Klausel, die dem Verkäufer auferlegt, alle Kosten und Risiken bis zur Übergabe der Ware an das Seeschiff zu tragen Abkürzung: f. a. s.Abkürzung: fas

 

Freecall

Free call , Free Call Substantiv, maskulin , der Free Call |ˈfrikɔːl ˈfrikɔːl |der Freecall; Genitiv: des Freecalls, Plural: die Freecalls der Free Call; Genitiv: des Free Calls, Free Calls englisch für den Anrufer kostenlose Rufnummer

 

Freeclimber

Free clim ber , Free Clim ber Substantiv, maskulin , der Free Climber |ˈfriːkla͜imɐ ˈfriːkla͜imɐ |der Freeclimber; Genitiv: des Freeclimbers, Plural: die Freeclimber der Free Climber; Genitiv: des Free Climbers, Free Climber englisch free climber, aus: free = frei und climber = Bergsteiger, zu: to climb = (hinauf )klettern, verwandt mit klimmen jemand, der Freeclimbing [als Sportart ] betreibt

 

Freeclimberin

Free clim be rin , Free Clim be rin Substantiv, feminin , die Free Climberin die Freeclimberin; Genitiv: der Freeclimberin, Plural: die Freeclimberinnen die Free Climberin; Genitiv: der Free Climberin, Free Climberinnen weibliche Form zu Freeclimber

 

Freeclimbing

Free clim bing , Free Clim bing Substantiv, Neutrum , das Free Climbing |ˈfriːkla͜imɪŋ ˈfriːkla͜imɪŋ |das Freeclimbing; Genitiv: des Freeclimbings das Free Climbing; Genitiv: des Free Climbings englisch free climbing Bergsteigen ohne Hilfsmittel wie Seil, Haken o. Ä.

 

Freeconcert

Free con cert , Free Con cert Substantiv, Neutrum , das Free Concert |ˈfriːkɔnsət ˈfriː ˈkɔnsət ˈfriːkɔnsət ˈfriː ˈkɔnsət |das Freeconcert; Genitiv: des Freeconcerts, Plural: die Freeconcerts das Free Concert; Genitiv: des Free Concerts, Free Concerts englisch (besonders der Plattenwerbung dienendes ) Rockkonzert, bei dem die Gruppen ohne Gage auftreten und kein Eintritt erhoben wird

 

Freedom-Ride

Free dom-Ride Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈfriːdəmraɪd |der Freedom-Ride; Genitiv: des Freedom-Rides, Plural: die Freedom-Rides englisch Form der Massendemonstration, bei der sich Demonstrationszüge sternförmig aus verschiedenen Richtungen zu einem bestimmten Ziel hin bewegen und sich dort zu einer Massenkundgebung vereinigen

 

Freefloat

Free float , Free Float Substantiv, maskulin Börsenwesen , der Free Float |ˈfriːfloʊt ˈfriː ˈfloʊt ˈfriːfloʊt ˈfriː ˈfloʊt |der Freefloat; Genitiv: des Freefloats, Plural: die Freefloats der Free Float; Genitiv: des Free Floats, Free Floats englisch Anteil der Aktien einer Aktiengesellschaft, der nicht in festem Besitz ist und an der Börse frei gehandelt wird

 

Free Flow

Free Flow , Free flow Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das Freeflow |ˈfriːfloʊ ˈfriːfloʊ |der Free Flow und das Free Flow; Genitiv: des Free Flows, Free Flows der Freeflow und das Freeflow; Genitiv: des Freeflows, Plural: die Freeflows englisch ; »(Durch )fluss «1 Plural selten Selbstbedienung 2 Selbstbedienungsrestaurant

 

Freehold

Free hold Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈfriːhoʊld |das Freehold; Genitiv: des Freeholds, Plural: die Freeholds englisch lehnsfreier Grundbesitz in England

 

Freeholder

Free hol der Substantiv, maskulin , der |…hoʊldɐ |der Freeholder; Genitiv: des Freeholders, Plural: die Freeholders lehnsfreier Grundeigentümer in England

 

Free Jazz

Free Jazz Substantiv, maskulin Musik , der |ˈfriː dʒæz |der Free Jazz; Genitiv: des Free Jazz englisch, aus: free = frei und Jazz auf freier Improvisation beruhendes Spielen von Jazzmusik

 

Freelance

Free lance Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈfriːlaːns |der Freelance; Genitiv: des Freelance, Plural: die Freelances |[…sɪz ]|englisch freelance, eigentlich = Söldner, aus: free = frei und lance = Lanze Freelancer [in ]

 

Freelancer

Free lan cer Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈfriːlaːnsɐ |der Freelancer; Genitiv: des Freelancers, Plural: die Freelancer vgl. Freelance freier Mitarbeiter

 

Freelancerin

Free lan ce rin Substantiv, feminin , die weibliche Form zu Freelancer

 

free on aircraft

free on air craft |ˈfriː ɔn ˈɛəkraːft |englisch frei Flugzeug (Klausel, die besagt, dass der Verkäufer die Ware auf dem Flughafen bzw. am Flugzeug zu übergeben und bis dahin alle Kosten und Risiken zu tragen hat )Abkürzung: f. o. a.Abkürzung: foa

 

free on board

free on board |ˈfriː ɔn ˈbɔːd |frei an Bord Klausel, die besagt, dass der Verkäufer die Ware auf dem Schiff zu übergeben und bis dahin alle Kosten und Risiken zu tragen hat Abkürzung: f. o. b. Abkürzung: fob

 

free on waggon

free on wag gon |ˈfriː ɔn ˈwɛgən |frei Waggon; vgl. free on board Abkürzung: f. o. w. Abkürzung: fow

 

Freeriding

Free ri ding , Free Ri ding Substantiv, Neutrum , das Free Riding |ˈfriːra͜idɪŋ ˈfriːra͜idɪŋ |das Freeriding; Genitiv: des Freeridings das Free Riding; Genitiv: des Free Ridings englisch Freeskiing

 

Freesie

Free sie Substantiv, feminin , die |Fr ee sie |nach dem deutschen Arzt F. H. Th. Freese († 1876 )(zu den Schwertliliengewächsen gehörende ) Pflanze mit schmalen Blättern und trichterförmigen, duftenden, alle nach einer Seite ausgerichteten Blüten

 

Freeskiing

Free ski ing , Free Ski ing Substantiv, Neutrum , das Free Skiing |ˈfriːskiːɪŋ ˈfriːskiːɪŋ |das Freeskiing; Genitiv: des Freeskiings das Free Skiing; Genitiv: des Free Skiings englisch das Befahren von extrem steilen Hängen (abseits der Pisten ) auf speziellen Skiern

 

Freestyle

Free style , Free Style Substantiv, maskulin Sport , der Free Style |ˈfriːsta͜il ˈfriːsta͜il |der Freestyle; Genitiv: des Freestyle [s ], Plural: die Freestyles der Free Style; Genitiv: des Free Style [s ], Free Styles englisch freestyle, aus: free = frei und style = Stil 1 ohne Plural Trickskilaufen 2 ohne Plural freier Stil 4 3 etwas in freiem Stil Ausgeführtes (z. B. ein Musikstück )

 

Freetown

Free town Eigenname |ˈfriːtaʊn |Hauptstadt von Sierra Leone

 

Free-TV

Free-TV , Free TV Substantiv, Neutrum Fernsehen , das Free TV |ˈfriːtiviː - …ˈviː ˈfriːtiviː - …ˈviː |das Free-TV; Genitiv: des Free-TV [s ] das Free TV; Genitiv: des Free TV [s ] zu englisch free = frei und TV (im Gegensatz zum Pay-TV ) durch Gebühren und Werbung finanziertes, frei zu empfangendes Fernsehprogramm

 

Free-TV-Premiere

Free-TV-Pre mi e re Substantiv, feminin Fernsehen , die |ˈfriːtiviː …|erste Sendung eines Spielfilms o. Ä. in einem nicht zum Pay-TV gehörenden Fernsehprogramm

 

Freeware

Free ware Substantiv, feminin EDV , die |ˈfriːwɛːɐ̯ |die Freeware; Genitiv: der Freeware, Plural: die Freewares Software, die kostenlos abgegeben wird und beliebig kopiert, weitergegeben und verändert werden darf

 

Freeze

Freeze Substantiv, Neutrum , das |friːz |das Freeze; Genitiv: des Freeze englisch das Einfrieren aller atomaren Rüstung

 

Freezer

Free zer Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈfriːzɐ |der Freezer; Genitiv: des Freezers, Plural: die Freezer englisch 1 Gerät zum Gefrieren und Lagern von Lebensmitteln 2 Gerät zur Speiseeisherstellung

 

French Dictionary

free-lance

free-lance FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour pigiste.

 

freezer

freezer FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour congélateur.

 

Spanish Dictionary

free jazz

free jazz nombre masculino Estilo de jazz que surgió en Estados Unidos en la década de 1960, que practica la improvisación íntegramente libre sin la obligación de interpretar la melodía :John Coltrane fue uno de los músicos del free jazz .Se pronuncia aproximadamente 'fri jas' .

 

free lance

free lance adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que trabaja por su cuenta, haciendo colaboraciones para una o varias empresas sin que exista con ellas vinculación laboral por contrato :periodista free lance .SINÓNIMO autónomo (2 ).Se pronuncia ‘fri lans ’.

 

free shop

free shop nombre femenino Establecimiento de los aeropuertos o ciertas embarcaciones en el que se pueden comprar productos sin pagar impuestos locales .Se pronuncia aproximadamente 'fri shop'. El plural es free shops .

 

freesia

freesia nombre femenino Fresia .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

free

free /friː /〖語源は 「愛する 」; friendと同源 〗(名 )freedom, (副 )freely 形容詞 ～r ; ～st /1, 3, 5, 6, 9は比較なし 1 〈人が 〉自由な , 自由の身の, 釈放 [解放 ]された ; 〈動物 鳥が 〉つながれていない ▸ free as an eagle ワシのように自由な ▸ (as ) free as air きわめて自由な ▸ a free man (釈放されて )自由の身となった人 ▸ set the slaves free 奴隷を解放する ▸ remain free on bail 保釈で自由の身である ▸ leave cattle free to graze 牛を放牧する 2 〈人 行動などが 〉自主的な , 妨げられない ; 〖be ～ to do 〗自由に …できる ; (政治的 社会的に )自由な, 独立の ; 自由主義の 〈国など 〉▸ Feel free .｟話 ｠遠慮なくどうぞ ; ご自由に ▸ You're free to leave .いつお帰りいただいてもかまいません ▸ free access 自由な出入り ▸ (a [the ]) free press 報道 出版の自由 (!無冠詞またはtheを伴う時はしばしばF - P- ) ▸ a free country 自由国家 3 ただの , 無料の ;【料金 借金などを 】免除された ; 無税の «of » ▸ a free gift (店 会社がくれる )ただのプレゼント ▸ get a free ride ただ乗りする ; ただで楽しむ [手に入れる ]▸ a free brochure 無料パンフレット ▸ be free of duty [tax ]免税されている ▸ be free of debt 借金がない ▸ free of charge 無料で (≒without charge )4 〈人 物が 〉【心配 災難などを 】免れた , « …の » 束縛 [負担 ]のない ; « …の » ない «from , of » ▸ be free from care 心配事がない, 気楽である ▸ be free from pain [disease ]苦痛 [病気 ]に悩まされない ▸ be free of traffic (人 車などの )往来がない ▸ a country free from hunger 飢餓の (心配の )ない国 5 暇な , 仕事が入っていない (↔busy ); 〈物 机 いすなどが 〉空いている, 使える ;〖名詞 の前で 〗空いた 〈手 足など 〉▸ What time will you be free ?いつならお時間を取れますか ▸ a free day [half-hour ]暇な日 [半時間 ]▸ Is this seat free ?この席は空いていますか 6 【人 物から 】離れた ; 固定されていない «of » ▸ leave one end of the rope free 綱の一端を縛らないでおく 7 〈動作などが 〉優雅な ; のびのびとした, くつろいだ .8 ｟しばしば非難して ｠〖be ～〗〈人が 〉 (望まれないのに ) «…を » たくさん与える, 物惜しみをしない «with , of » ;｟ やや古 ｠ «…に » 率直な ; なれなれしい, 無作法な «with » ▸ be free with one's money 金ばなれがいい, 金づかいが荒い ▸ His manners are too free .彼の態度は無遠慮だ 9 〘化 〙遊離した ;〘 物理 〙自由に移動する .10 〈翻訳が 〉意訳の, ラフな; 〈文体などが 〉規則にはまらない ;〘 音声 〙〈母音が 〉開音節の 〘同一音節で子音が後に来ない; boyなど 〙(↔checked ).11 〈石が 〉加工しやすい; 〈土地が 〉耕作しやすい .12 〘海 〙〈風が 〉追い風の .for fr é e ｟話 ｠1 ただで, 無料で .2 …だけははっきり (言っておく ) (!怒って ) ▸ I'll tell you that for free .そのことは肝に銘じておけ, 絶対そうだ fr è e and é asy 1 打ち解けた [て ], 気楽な [に ], のんきな [に ].2 «…を » 自由に使う, 遠慮なく飲む [食べる ] «with » .3 (いかがわしい )酒場 .fr è e on b ó ard 〘商 〙積込み渡し, 本船渡しの [で ](｟略 ｠F.O.B., f.o.b.) 〘売主が荷積みまでの一切の責任 費用をもつ約束 〙.fr è e on r á il 貨車渡しの [で ](｟略 ｠F.O.R., f.o.r.).It's a fr è e c ó untry .｟話 ｠何をしようと [言おうと ]勝手だろ (!自分の行為について忠告された時の返答 ) .m à ke A fr é e of B A 〈人 〉にB 〈場所 〉への自由な出入りを許す .m à ke fr é e with A A 〈他人の物 〉を無断で使う .動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…から » 〈人 物 〉を逃れ [免れ ]させる ; 〈人 物 〉への制約を取り除く, 責任を軽減する «of , from » ; « …から解放して /…のために » 〈人 物 〉を使えるようにする (up ) «from , of /for » ;〖～ A to do 〗A 〈人 〉に自由に … させる ▸ free the mind from anxiety 不安を忘れさせる ▸ be freed from fear [shackles ]恐怖 [束縛 ]から解放される ▸ Free students to learn at their own pace .生徒に自由に自分のペースで学習させなさい 2 〈囚人 奴隷など 〉を釈放 [解放 ]する, 自由にする (→release )▸ free the hostages 人質を解放する ▸ be freed from prison 刑務所から釈放される 3 (拘束 固定された場所から )〈人 物 〉を取り除く, ゆるめる (up ).fr è e A ú p [ú p A ]1 ↑他動詞 3 .2 A 〈場所など 〉を使えるようにする ; A 〈時間 空間 〉を空ける .3 A 〈市場 経済 体制 〉を解放する .副詞 ～r ; ～st /1 は比較なし 1 ただで, 無料で ▸ Children are admitted free .子供は無料で入場できる 2 自由に, 束縛なしに ▸ pull [struggle ] free 引っぱって [抵抗して ]逃げる ▸ break free of his grip 彼の手から逃げ出す ▸ Dogs run free here .ここでは犬は放し飼いです ▸ The serial killer still walks free .連続殺人の犯人がまだ逮捕されていない 3 ゆるんで .4 〘海 〙〈船が 〉追い風 [横風 ]を受けて, 帆をいっぱいに開かずに .～̀ á gent 自由 (意志による )行為者 ; 〘スポーツ 〙自由契約選手 .F -̀ and Acc è pted M á sons 〖the ～〗＝Freemason .～̀ associ á tion 〘心 〙(精神分析の )自由連想 .F -̀ Ch ú rch ｟英 ｠自由教会 〘国教から分離した英国の非国教派教会, スコットランドの独立長老教会 〙.～̀ c í ty (国家として独立の )自由市 .～̀ cl í mbing フリークライミング 〘手足だけで登る (ロック )クライミング競技; 器具は最小限 〙.～̀ coll è ctive b á rgaining ｟英 ｠労使交渉 .～̀ é nterprise 経済的自由 (主義 ) 〘資本主義経済において政府に干渉されない自由競争 〙.～̀ f á ll 〘経 〙(価値 価格の )暴落 ; (パラシュートを開く前などの, 重力の作用だけによる )自由落下 .～̀ f í ght ｟英 ｠乱闘 .～̀ fl í ght (ロケットの動力停止後の )自由飛行 .～́ f ò rm 1 〘言 〙自由形式 [形態 ] 〘それ自体で独立して使用できる言語形式; ↔bound form 〙.2 (芸術 音楽の )自由造形 .～̀ h á nd 自由裁量, 行動の自由 ▸ get [have ] a free hand 自由裁量権を得る [がある ]～́ h ò use ｟英 ｠(特定の酒造会社の傘下にない )独立パブ (↔tied house ).～̀ k í ck (サッカーなどの )フリーキック .～̀ l á bo (u )r 1 (奴隷労働に対する )自由民の労働 .2 ｟英 ｠非組合員の労働 , 〖集合的に 〗非組合員の労働者 .～́ l à nce ＝freelance 名詞 .～́ l ì st 1 ｟米 ｠〘商 〙免税品目表 .2 優待者名簿 .～̀ l í ver 美食家, 道楽者 .～̀ l ó ve ｟やや古 ｠自由恋愛, フリーセックス .～̀ l ú nch (昔バーで客寄せのために出した )無料の軽食 .～̀ m á rket 〘経 〙自由市場 .～̀ m à rket ec ó nomy 自由市場経済 .～̀ market é er 自由市場経済の支持者 .～̀ p á rdon ｟英 ｠〘法 〙恩赦, 特赦 (pardon ).～̀ p á ss (建物 交通機関への )無料入場 [乗車 ]許可書 .～̀ p é riod (学校の )休み時間 .～̀ p ó rt 自由 [非関税 ]港 [空港 ].～̀ r á dical 〘化 〙遊離基 .～̀ r é in 自由裁量, 行動の自由 .～̀ sch ó ol (伝統的教授法にとらわれない )自由学校 ; 無料学校 .～̀ sp é ech 言論の自由 (freedom of speech ).～̀ sp é echer ｟米 ｠反体制の過激派学生 .～̀ sp í rit (社会の常識にとらわれず )自由に生きる人 .F -̀ St á te 1 〘米史 〙(南北戦争前に奴隷制を禁じた )自由州 .2 〖the ～〗自由州 〘米国Maryland州の愛称 〙.～̀ th ó ught (特に宗教上の )自由思想 .～̀ thr ó w 〘バスケ 〙フリースロー .～̀ tr á de 自由貿易 .～̀ tr á der 自由貿易主義者 .～̀ univ é rsity 自由大学, (学生による )自主講座 .～̀ v é rse 自由詩 〘定形の韻律にとらわれない詩 〙.～̀ v ó te ｟英 ｠(党の政策にとらわれない )自由投票 .～̀ w í ll 自由意志 ; 神や運命によってあらかじめ決められていないと信じること ▸ do something of one's own free will 自由意志でやる .F -̀ W ó rld 〖the ～〗(共産圏に対する )自由世界 .

 

freebie

free bie -bee /fríːbi /名詞 C ｟くだけて ｠無料の物, 景品 〘劇場の優待券 試供品など 〙.形容詞 ただで提供される, 無料の .

 

freeboot

fr é e b ò ot 動詞 自動詞 海賊行為をする, 略奪する .～er 名詞

 

freeborn

fr è e b ó rn 形容詞 (奴隷でなく )自由の身に生まれた ; 自由民にふさわしい .

 

freedman

freed man /fríːdmən /名詞 複 -men C (奴隷の身分から解放された )自由民 (｟男女共用 ｠freed slave, ex-slave ).

 

freedom

free dom /fríːdəm /→free 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 a. U 自由 (の権利 ) (!種類 具体例では C; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う; →liberty ) ▸ exercise [limit ] freedom of speech [expression, choice ]言論 [表現, 選択 ]の自由を行使 [制限 ]する ▸ religious [creative, academic ] freedom 宗教 [創造, 学問 ]の自由 ▸ give A more [greater ] freedom to choose 選択する自由をA 〈人など 〉にさらに与える b. U 自由であること; (政治的 国家の )自主, 独立 ▸ complete freedom 完全な自由 [独立 ]▸ fight for the freedom of their land from the ruler 支配者から国の独立を得るために戦う 2 U 〖しばしばone 's ～〗(囚人 奴隷の )釈放, 解放 , (身の )自由 ▸ gain one's freedom 自由を得る ▸ demand the freedom of rebels 反逆者の解放を要求する 3 U «…からの » 解放, 免除 ; « …が » ない状態 «from » ▸ freedom from fear 恐怖がないこと ▸ freedom from all taxes 免税 4 U 〖the ～〗特権 ; 使用権 ; 出入り [入手 ]の自由 ▸ have the freedom of a library 図書館を自由に利用できる ▸ the freedom of the city ｟英 ｠名誉市民権 5 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗(言動の )遠慮のなさ, 率直さ ; なれなれしさ, 自由奔放 ▸ He laughed with the utmost freedom .彼はなんの遠慮もなく笑った ～́ f ì ghter ｟肯定的に ｠反体制活動家, (専制政府と戦う )自由の戦士 .F -̀ of Inform á tion À ct 〖the ～〗(米国の )情報公開法 (｟略 ｠FOIA ).

 

freefloating

fr è e fl ó ating 形容詞 漠然とした, (考えなどに )縛られない .

 

freefone

fr é e f ò ne /-fòʊn /名詞 U ｟英 ｠〖時にF -〗フリーダイヤル (｟米 ｠toll-free dial ).

 

free-for-all

fr é e-for- à ll 名詞 C 〖単数形で 〗1 参加 [飛び入り ]自由の競技 [コンテスト, レース ].2 (全員入り乱れての )けんか, 乱闘 .形容詞 参加 [飛び入り ]自由の .

 

freegan

free gan /fríːɡ (ə )n /名詞 C (大量消費社会に反対して )廃棄処分になる食べ物を食べる人 .

 

freehand

fr é e h à nd 形容詞 副詞 (定規などの器具を用いない )手書きの [で ], 自在画法の [で ].～̀ dr á wing [p á inting ]自在画, 手描きの絵 .

 

freehold

fr é e h ò ld 名詞 U (不動産の )自由保有権 ; C 自由保有不動産 .形容詞 副詞 自由土地保有 (権 )の [で ].

 

freeholder

fr é e h ò ld er 名詞 C (不動産の )自由保有 (権 )者 .

 

freelance

fr é e l à nce 〖原義は 3 〗名詞 C 1 フリーランサー (freelancer ) 〘自由契約で働く作家 写真家など 〙.2 (特定の政党 組織に属さない )政治家 [運動家 ].3 (中世の )野武士, 自由騎士 .形容詞 副詞 〈作家 俳優などが 〉フリー (ランス )の [で ], 自由契約の [で ].動詞 自動詞 フリーで働く, 自由契約で働く .

 

freelancer

fr é e l à n cer 名詞 ＝freelance 1 2 .

 

freeload

fr é e l ò ad 動詞 自動詞 ｟くだけて ｠ «…に » (飲食物などを )たかる ; 居候する «on , off » .～er 名詞 C ｟くだけて ｠たかり屋 .

 

freely

free ly /fríːli /→free 副詞 more ～; most ～1 自由に , 好きなやり方で ; 〖動詞 の後で 〗遠慮なく 〈話す 書くなど 〉▸ I speak more freely with my friends than my family .私は家族と話すより友達の方が気安く話せる 2 スムーズに, じゃまされずに 〈動く 流れるなど 〉; 手軽に ▸ freely available 簡単に手に入る ; 自由に利用できる 3 率直に ; みずから 〈認めるなど 〉(frankly ).4 〖動詞 の後で 〗気前よく, 大量に 〈与える 使うなど 〉▸ give freely to A A 〈組織など 〉に惜しみなく与える .5 (逐語訳でなく )大まかに, 自由に 〈翻訳する 〉.

 

freeman

fr é e man /-mən /名詞 複 -men C 1 (奴隷でない )自由民 ; 公民 (｟男女共用 ｠citizen ).2 ｟英 ｠名誉市民 .

 

Freemason

Free ma son /fríːmèɪs (ə )n, -̀-́ -/名詞 C 1 フリーメイソン 〘相互扶助と友愛を目的とする国際団体; 正式名the Free and Accepted Masons 〙.2 〖f- 〗(中世の )熟練石工組合員 .

 

Freemasonry

Free ma son ry /fríːmèɪs (ə )nri /名詞 U 1 フリーメイソンの主義 [制度, 習慣 ] 〘中世のギルド制度から発達した 〙.2 〖f- 〗連帯感, 共感 .

 

freephone

fr é e ph ò ne 名詞 ＝freefone .

 

freepost

fr é e p ò st 名詞 U ｟英 ｠(商業用郵便の )料金受取人払い [別納 ](方式 ).

 

free-range

fr è e-r á nge 形容詞 ｟英 ｠〈ニワトリが 〉放し飼いの .

 

freesia

free si a /fríːʒə |-ziə /名詞 C 〘植 〙フリージア .

 

freestanding

fr è e st á nding 形容詞 〈彫刻 建築物などが 〉支えなしに立っている ; 〈企業 理論などが 〉独立している .

 

freestyle

fr é e st ỳ le 名詞 U 〘水泳 〙自由型 (のレース )(→swimming 関連 ); 〘レスリング 〙フリースタイル ; C (ラップの )フリースタイル [即興 ]の曲 .形容詞 副詞 自由型 [フリースタイル ]の [で ].動詞 自動詞 他動詞 (〈ラップ 〉を )即興で歌う .

 

freethinker

fr è e th í nker 名詞 C (宗教上の )自由思想家 .

 

free-to-air

fr è e-to- á ir 形容詞 ｟英 ｠〈テレビ放送 番組が 〉視聴料金のかからない .

 

Freetown

Free town /fríːtàʊn /名詞 フリータウン 〘Sierra Leoneの首都; 港市 〙.

 

freeware

fr é e w à re 名詞 U 〘コンピュ 〙フリーウェア 〘無料配布されるソフトウェア; →shareware 〙.

 

freeway

fr é e w à y 名詞 複 ～s C ｟米 豪 ｠1 (複数の車線からなる )高速道路 (expressway, thruway, ｟英 ｠motorway ).2 (通行料金のかからない )幹線道路 .

 

freewheel

fr è e wh é el 名詞 C (自転車 自動車の )自由回転装置, フリーホイール .動詞 自動詞 1 (自転車 自動車を )惰性で走らせる .2 自由奔放にふるまう .

 

freewheeling

fr è e wh é eling 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 自転車 [自動車 ]が惰性で走る .2 ｟くだけて ｠(規則 形式を無視した )奔放な, 無責任な .名詞 U 惰性走行 .

 

freewill

fr è e w í ll 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗自由意志による, 自発的な 〈決定 申し出など 〉▸ a freewill offering 自発的な寄付 [申し出 ]

 

freeze

freeze /friːz /〖原義は 「凍るほどに冷たい 」〗(形 )frozen 動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; froze /froʊz /; frozen /fróʊz (ə )n /; freezing (!be frozenなどの分詞形容詞用法については →frozen ) 自動詞 1 〈液体が 〉凍る , 氷結する; 〈土などが 〉凍結する; 〈パイプ 機械などが 〉 (寒さで )動きが悪くなる, 凍りつく (up ); 〈物が 〉 «…に » 凍りつく «to » ; 氷が張る ▸ The lake gradually froze solid .湖に次第に氷が張った ▸ When water freezes, it expands .水は凍ると膨張する 2 〖～＋副詞 〗〈食品などが 〉冷凍保存が可能である (!副詞 は様態の表現 ) ▸ This soup freezes well .このスープはちゃんと冷凍できる 3 〖通例itを主語として 〗気温が零下になる ; 非常に寒い ▸ It's freezing .｟話 ｠すごく寒い 4 ｟話 ｠〈人などが 〉非常に寒く感じる, 凍える ; 〈作物などが 〉寒さでやられる ▸ freeze to death 凍死する ▸ feel the body freeze 体が凍るように感じる 5 〈人が 〉急に止まる, 動かなくなる ▸ Police! Freeze !警察だ! 止まれ!▸ Jack froze on the spot .ジャックはその場にくぎ付けになった 6 (恐怖 驚きで )話せ [動け ]なくなる (up ); 〈人が 〉冷淡に [よそよそしく ]なる (up ); 〈表情などが 〉こわばる (up )▸ freeze in terror [at the sight of A ]恐怖で [Aを見て ]立ちすくむ ▸ Their smiles froze .彼らの笑みが凍りついた 7 〘コンピュ 〙作動しなくなる ; フリーズする .他動詞 1 〈液体など 〉を凍らせる; 〈土など 〉を凍結させる ▸ By the first snow the ground was frozen solid [hard ].初雪で地面がかちかちに凍結した 2 〈食品など 〉を冷凍する , 冷凍保存する ▸ freeze the soup and thaw it later スープを冷凍し後で解凍する 3 〈パイプ 機械 エンジンなど 〉を寒さでだめにする, 凍りつかせる (up )▸ The north wind froze the water pipes .北風で水道管が凍結してしまった 4 〈政府 会社が 〉〈物価 賃金など 〉を凍結する; 〈政府が 〉〈計画 プロセス 〉を中断する; 〈生産 使用 開発など 〉を中止 [制限 ]する ▸ freeze development in rain forests 熱帯雨林の開発を中止する 5 〈銀行口座 資金 財産など 〉を差し押さえる .6 〈人 〉を (恐怖 心配などで )動けなくさせる; (恐怖で )ぞっとさせる; 〈表情など 〉をこわばらせる ▸ The man's words froze her in place .その男の言葉で彼女はその場に立ちすくんだ ▸ freeze one's blood 肝を冷やす 7 〈人 〉を冷遇する, 仲間はずれにする ; わざと無視する .8 〈人 〉を凍死させる, 凍傷にする; 〈植物 〉を寒さで枯らす .9 (人工的に )〈身体 〉を 麻痺 （まひ ）させる ; 〈身体の一部 〉を冷凍麻酔する .fr è eze A í n [í n A ]A 〈船など 〉を氷で閉ざす .fr è eze A ó ff [ó ff A ]A 〈人 〉を冷遇する, 追い払う, Aによそよそしい態度をとる .fr é eze (on ) to [onto ] A ｟話 ｠A 〈物 人 〉にしっかりつかまる ; 執着する, 固執する .fr è eze ó ut 〈植物などが 〉寒さで枯れる .fr è eze A ó ut [ó ut A ]｟米話 ｠【場所から 】(意地悪 策略で )A 〈人 〉を締め出す «of » ; A 〈人 〉を拒絶する .fr è eze ó ver 〈場所 池などが 〉氷結する .fr è eze ú p 完全に氷で覆われる [詰まる ].名詞 〖通例単数形で 〗1 C U ｟英 ｠凍結状態 ; 厳寒期 ;｟ 米 ｠ (特に夜の短時間の )温度の降下 ; 寒波 ▸ in deep freeze 極低温で 2 C (賃金 物価などの )凍結 ; (計画 プロセスなどの )中断 ;【製造などの 】停止 «on » ▸ a hiring [nuclear ] freeze 雇用 [核 ]の凍結 3 C 仲間はずれ, 冷遇, 無視 ; 冷淡な態度をとること ▸ put the freeze on A A 〈人 〉を無視する, 冷たくあしらう ▸ give the freeze to A A 〈人 〉を無視する, よそよそしい態度をとる .4 C 〘コンピュ 〙フリーズ .

 

freeze-dry

fr è eze-dr ý 動詞 →dry 他動詞 〈食品など 〉を冷凍乾燥する, フリーズドライにする .fr è eze-dr í ed 形容詞

 

freeze-frame

fr é eze-fr à me 名詞 1 U (映画フィルム ビデオの )コマ止め ; C (コマ止めした )静止画像 .2 コマ止め [画面静止 ]装置 .動詞 他動詞 〈画面 〉をコマ止めする .

 

freezer

freez er /fríːzə r /名詞 C 1 急速冷凍庫 (deep (-)freeze ); (冷蔵庫の )冷凍室 (freezer compartment ).2 アイスクリーム製造器 .

 

freezing

freez ing /fríːzɪŋ /形容詞 1 凍る, 凍結する ; 凍るような, 非常に寒い [冷たい ](→cold 類義 )▸ a freezing night 凍 （い ）てつくような寒い夜 2 〈態度などが 〉冷淡な, 冷ややかな ▸ a freezing reception 冷淡な応対 ▸ She gave me a freezing look .彼女は僕を冷ややかに見た 3 〖副詞的に 〗凍るように ▸ be freezing cold 凍るほど冷たい 名詞 U 1 冷凍, 凍結, 氷結 .2 氷点 (freezing point ).～́ comp à rtment (冷蔵庫の )冷凍室 .～ly 副詞