Definitions
1.AdjectiveUnconstrained."He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.; Free Blacks; a free man; He's very free with his money.; free time; a free school; the Free World; This is a free country.; OpenOffice is free software."
2.AdjectiveNot imprisoned or enslaved."Free Blacks; a free man"
3.AdjectiveGenerous; liberal."He's very free with his money."
4.AdjectiveClear of offence or crime; guiltless; innocent.
5.AdjectiveWithout obligations."free time"
6.AdjectiveTo be enjoyed by anyone freely."a free school"
7.AdjectiveUpholding individual rights."the Free World; This is a free country."
8.AdjectiveWith no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification."OpenOffice is free software."
9.AdjectiveIntended for release, and omitting debugging diagnostics, as opposed to a checked version.
10.AdjectiveObtainable without any payment."The government provides free health care.; It's free real estate.; Buy a TV to get a free DVD player!"
11.AdjectiveComplimentary."Buy a TV to get a free DVD player!"
12.AdjectiveUnconstrained.
In any of various technical senses generic, universal.
Left adjoint to a forgetful functor
G
{\displaystyle G}
; such that any map
f
:
X
→
G
(
A
)
{\displaystyle f:X\to G(A)}
induces a universal map
f
¯
:
F
(
X
)
→
A
{\displaystyle {\bar {f}}:F(X)\to A}
.
Belonging to the image of some free functor.
Having a set of generators which satisfy no non-trivial relations; equivalently, being the group of reduced words on a set of generators."The fundamental group of the figure eight is free of rank 2.;
z
{\displaystyle z}
is the free variable in
∀
x
∃
y
:
x
y
=
z
{\displaystyle \forall x\exists y:xy=z}
."
13.AdjectiveIn any of various technical senses generic, universal.
Left adjoint to a forgetful functor
G
{\displaystyle G}
; such that any map
f
:
X
→
G
(
A
)
{\displaystyle f:X\to G(A)}
induces a universal map
f
¯
:
F
(
X
)
→
A
{\displaystyle {\bar {f}}:F(X)\to A}
.
Belonging to the image of some free functor.
Having a set of generators which satisfy no non-trivial relations; equivalently, being the group of reduced words on a set of generators."The fundamental group of the figure eight is free of rank 2."
14.AdjectiveLeft adjoint to a forgetful functor
G
{\displaystyle G}
; such that any map
f
:
X
→
G
(
A
)
{\displaystyle f:X\to G(A)}
induces a universal map
f
¯
:
F
(
X
)
→
A
{\displaystyle {\bar {f}}:F(X)\to A}
.
15.AdjectiveBelonging to the image of some free functor.
16.AdjectiveHaving a set of generators which satisfy no non-trivial relations; equivalently, being the group of reduced words on a set of generators."The fundamental group of the figure eight is free of rank 2."
17.AdjectiveHaving a linearly independent set of generators (called a basis).
18.AdjectiveUnconstrained by quantifiers."
z
{\displaystyle z}
is the free variable in
∀
x
∃
y
:
x
y
=
z
{\displaystyle \forall x\exists y:xy=z}
."
19.AdjectiveUnconstrained of identifiers, not bound.
20.AdjectiveThat can be used by itself, unattached to another morpheme.
21.AdjectiveUnconstrained.
Unobstructed, without blockages."the drain was free; a free radical; You can sit on this chair; it's free.; In this group of mushrooms, the gills are free."
22.AdjectiveUnobstructed, without blockages."the drain was free"
23.AdjectiveUnattached or uncombined."a free radical"
24.AdjectiveNot currently in use; not taken; unoccupied."You can sit on this chair; it's free."
25.AdjectiveNot attached; loose."In this group of mushrooms, the gills are free."
26.AdjectiveOf a rocket or missile: not under the control of a guidance system after being launched.
27.AdjectiveWithout; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated."We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat. I would like to live free from care in the mountains."
28.AdjectiveReady; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited."a free horse"
29.AdjectiveInvested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
30.AdjectiveCertain or honourable; the opposite of base."free service; free socage"
31.AdjectivePrivileged or individual; proprietary."a free fishery; a free warren"
32.AdjectiveHaving oversteer.
33.AdverbWithout needing to pay."I got this bike free."
34.AdverbFreely; willingly.
35.VerbTo make free; set at liberty; release.
36.VerbTo rid of something that confines or oppresses. .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with from]
37.VerbTo relinquish (previously allocated memory) to the system.
38.NounAbbreviation of free kick.
39.NounA free transfer.
40.NounThe usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
41.NounAbbreviation of freestyle."The team won the 200 meters free relay."