free : Idioms & Phrases

• (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; said of a cask.

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• adjective satellite having relatively few calories
  lite; light; low-cal.
  
  • diet cola
  • light (or lite) beer
  • lite (or light) mayonnaise
  • a low-cal diet

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• adjective satellite lacking cells
  
  • cell-free systems
  • a cell-free homogenate of the thyroid

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• without outlay or expense. "Her duties being to talk French, and her privileges to live cost free and to gather scraps of knowledge."

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• noun a statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the parameters of the distribution from which observations are drawn
  nonparametric statistic.
  

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• adjective satellite characteristic of a person not taking illegal drugs or of a place where no illegal drugs are used
  

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• adjective satellite exempt from duty
  
  • duty-free liquor

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• adjective satellite having no commitments or responsibilities; carefree
  
  • a fancy-free bachelor

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Fan"cy-free` adjective

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1. Free from the power of love. "In maiden meditation, fancy-free." Shak.

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• adjective without fat or fat solids
  nonfat; fatless.
  
  • nonfat or fat-free milk

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• adverb without payment
  for free; gratis.
  
  • I'll give you this gratis

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• noun (sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team
  

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• the capacity or power of choosing or acting freely, or without necessity or constraint upon the will.

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• noun (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team
  
• noun someone acting freely or even irresponsibly
  free agent; freewheeler.
  

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• unconventional; unrestrained; regardless of formalities. Colloq. "Sal and her free and easy ways." W. Black.

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• noun a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence
  

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• (Eng. Law), a widow's right in the copyhold lands of her husband, corresponding to dower in freeholds.

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• (Naut.), a vessel's side between water line and gunwale.

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• (Chem.), an unsaturated or unemployed unit, or bond, of affinity or valence, of an atom or radical.

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• adjective satellite (of an electric arc) continuous
  sustained.
  
  • heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs

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• noun where ovules develop on a central column in a compound ovary lacking septa or with septa at base only
  

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• (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.

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• (Elec.), a charge of electricity in the free or statical condition; free electricity.

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• . (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.

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• a city or town independent in its government and franchises, as formerly those of the Hanseatic league.

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• freedom from charges or expenses. South.

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• noun electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field
  

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• noun (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
  energy.
  
  • energy can take a wide variety of forms

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• noun an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices
  private enterprise; laissez-faire economy; market economy.
  

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• noun the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field
  
• noun a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
  drop; dip; fall.
  
  • a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index
  • there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery
  • a dip in prices
  • when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall

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• noun a morpheme that can occur alone
  free form.
  

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• noun a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic
  Fighting French.
  

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• goods admitted into a country free of duty.

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• noun (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God
  grace of God; grace.
  
  • God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners
  • there but for the grace of God go I

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• noun freedom to do as you see fit
  blank check.
  
  • many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack

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• noun a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale
  

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• noun (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team
  

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• the labor of freemen, as distinguished from that of slaves.

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• noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
  independent; freelance; freelancer; free lance; self-employed person.
  

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• noun a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs
  

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• noun a lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites
  

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• noun sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another
  extramarital sex.
  

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• noun something acquired without effort or payment or obligation
  
  • there is no free lunch in politics or Hollywood

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• noun a morpheme that can occur alone
  free form.
  

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• noun microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor
  

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• adverb without payment
  for free; gratis.
  
  • I'll give you this gratis

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• noun the formal act of liberating someone
  amnesty; pardon.
  

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• noun people who are free
  free.
  
  • the home of the free and the brave

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• noun a phagocyte that circulates in the blood
  

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• noun an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties
  free port.
  
• noun a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels
  

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• . (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.

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• noun a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology
  

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• 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.

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• noun an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule
  radical.
  
  • in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells

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• noun the removal of constraints
  play.
  
  • he gave free rein to his impulses
  • they gave full play to the artist's talent

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• . (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.

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• (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.

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• ships of neutral nations, which in time of war are free from capture even though carrying enemy's goods.

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• (O.Eng. Law), a feudal tenure held by certain services which, though honorable, were not military. Abbott.

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• noun a former political party in the United States; formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848
  

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• noun someone acting freely or even irresponsibly
  free agent; freewheeler.
  

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• noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
  Old Line State; MD; Maryland; Free State.
  
• noun any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War
  free state.
  
• noun a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997
  Free State.
  

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• noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
  Old Line State; MD; Maryland; Free State.
  
• noun any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War
  free state.
  
• noun a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997
  Free State.
  

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• those of the United States before the Civil War, in which slavery had ceased to exist, or had never existed.

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• (Carp.), timber free from knots; clear stuff.

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• noun the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation
  deism.
  

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• that which is thought independently of the authority of others.

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• noun an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
  foul shot; charity toss; charity shot; free throw; charity throw.
  

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• noun a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter this lane during a free throw
  

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• noun time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy
  spare time.
  
• noun time that is free from duties or responsibilities
  spare time.
  

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• noun international trade free of government interference
  

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• commerce unrestricted by duties or tariff regulations.

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• noun an advocate of unrestricted international trade
  

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• one who believes in free trade.

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• noun unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
  vers libre.
  

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• noun sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
  exercising weight; weight.
  

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• noun the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
  discretion.
  

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Free will

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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.

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• noun anti-communist countries collectively
  

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• noun an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties
  free port.
  

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• adjective satellite natural and unstudied
  casual.
  
  • using their Christian names in a casual way
  • lectured in a free-and-easy style

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• verb associate freely
  
  • Let's associate freely to bring up old memories

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• verb use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
  base.
  

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• (O.Eng. Law). See Friborg.

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Free"-den`i*zen transitive verb

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1. To make free. R.

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• adjective satellite subscribing to capitalistic competition
  private-enterprise; competitive.
  

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• adjective satellite able to fly through the air (as a bird)
  
  • three chicks were raised to the free-flying stage

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• noun a noisy fight in a crowd
  brawl.
  

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Free"-hand` adjective

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

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Free"-hand`ed adjective

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1. Open-handed; liberal.

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Free"-heart`ed adjective

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

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• noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
  independent; freelance; freelancer; free lance; self-employed person.
  
• adjective working for yourself
  freelance; self-employed.
  
• adjective satellite serving for wages in a foreign army
  mercenary; freelance.
  
  • mercenary killers

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• noun someone who gratifies physical appetites (especially for food and drink) with more than the usual freedom
  

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Free"-liv`er noun

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

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• adjective satellite not parasitic on another organism
  nonsymbiotic; nonparasitic.
  

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Free"-liv`ing noun

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1. Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites.

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Free"-love` noun

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

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Free"-lov`er noun

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1. One who believes in or practices free-love.

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Free"-mar`tin noun

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1. (Zoöl.) An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male.

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Free"-mill`ing adjective

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

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Free"-mind`ed adjective

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1. Not perplexed; having a mind free from care. Bacon.

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• adjective satellite of livestock and domestic poultry; permitted to graze or forage rather than being confined to a feedlot
  

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• noun a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture
  

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• noun a wind instrument with a free reed
  

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• adjective satellite where slavery was prohibited
  slaveless; non-slave.
  
  • a free-soil state

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Free"-soil` adjective

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1. 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.

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• adjective satellite characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
  frank; straight-from-the-shoulder; outspoken; point-blank; candid; plainspoken; blunt; forthright.
  
  • blunt talking and straight shooting
  • a blunt New England farmer
  • I gave them my candid opinion
  • forthright criticism
  • a forthright approach to the problem
  • tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
  • it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
  • plainspoken and to the point
  • a point-blank accusation

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Free"-spo`ken adjective

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

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• adjective satellite (of animals) able to swim about; not attached
  unattached.
  

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Free"-swim`ming adjective

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1. (Zoöl.) Swimming in the open sea; -- said of certain marine animals.

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• noun small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions
  freetail; freetailed bat.
  

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• adjective satellite unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)
  undogmatic; undogmatical; latitudinarian.
  

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Free"-tongued` adjective

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1. Speaking without reserve. Bp. Hall.

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• noun diet prescribed to treat celiac disease; eliminates such foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten
  

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• noun a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length
  cow's head; Morchella semilibera.
  

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• adjective satellite free of ice and open to travel
  
  • an ice-free channel in the river

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• adjective satellite (of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead
  nonleaded.
  
  • lead-free gasoline

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• noun an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
  NAFTA.
  

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• noun a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997
  Free State.
  

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• adjective satellite not accompanied by pain sensations
  unpainful.
  
  • pain-free surgery

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• noun a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components
  

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• noun an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
  foul shot; charity toss; charity shot; free throw; charity throw.
  

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• adjective satellite postpaid
  
• adverb having the postage paid by the sender
  post-paid.
  
  • I will send it post-paid

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• adjective satellite complimentary; without payment of rent
  
  • with the job came a rent-free apartment
• adverb without paying rent
  
  • I can live here rent-free

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• adjective satellite thought to be devoid of risk
  riskless; unhazardous.
  

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• noun free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas
  RFD.
  

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• adjective satellite free of rust
  

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• noun a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders
  low-sodium diet; low-salt diet.
  

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• adverb free from harm or penalty
  
  • he went scot-free

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Scot"-free" adjective

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1. Free from payment of scot; untaxed; hence, unhurt; clear; safe.

   Do as much for this purpose, and thou shalt pass scot-free. Sir W. Scott.

   Then young Hay escaped scot-free to Holland. A. Lang.

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• verb grant freedom to
  liberate.
  
  • The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university

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Shot"-free` adjective

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1. Not to be injured by shot; shot-proof. Obs. Feltham.

Shot"-free` adjective

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1. Free from charge or expense; hence, unpunished; scot-free. Obs. Shak.

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• adjective satellite free of smoke
  
  • smoke-free offices and restaurants

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• adjective satellite (of goods or funds) not taxed
  untaxed; tax-exempt.
  
  • tax-exempt bonds
  • an untaxed expense account

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• . See Frankalmoign.

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• to disengage one's self; to be released from confinement.

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• to take liberties with; to help one's self to. Colloq.

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• (Naut.), to sail with the yards not braced in as sharp as when sailing closehauled, or close to the wind.

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• to release from confinement, imprisonment, or bondage; to liberate; to emancipate.

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• adjective having no toll levied for its use
  
  • a toll-free road
  • a toll-free telephone number

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• adjective satellite without problems or difficulties
  
  • NASA reported a trouble-free launch

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