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free adverb

adverb
/fri/
1

without paying any money

Example

We got in free.

Example

You can't get anything for free in this world.

Example

Children can stay free of charge.

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2

out of a fixed position, or out of a place where you are being kept

Example

I wriggled one hand free from his grasp.

Example

The prisoner suddenly broke free and ran toward the car.

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3

without being controlled or stopped

Example

dogs running free in the streets

Example

She is appalled that her kidnappers have walked free.

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Definition free in American English