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• “cows in India are running loose“

Synonyms

• loose without restraint; grant freedom to; turn loose or free from restraint; make loose or looser; become loose or looser or less tight; not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; not tight; not officially recognized or controlled; not literal; emptying easily or excessively; not affixed; not tense or taut; (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; not carefully arranged in a package; having escaped, especially from confinement; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

• “the home of the free and the brave“

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• free people people who are free

• “not under compulsion or restraint“
• “free enterprise“
• “a free port“
• “a free country“
• “I have an hour free“
• “free will“
• “free of racism“
• “feel free to stay as long as you wish“
• “a free choice“

• “free expansion“
• “free oxygen“
• “a free electron“

• “complimentary tickets“
• “free admission“

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• complimentary conveying or resembling a compliment; costing nothing
• costless costing nothing
• gratis(p)
• gratuitous without cause; costing nothing; unnecessary and unwarranted

• “a free locker“
• “a free lane“

• “the detached shutter fell on him“
• “he pulled his arm free and ran“

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• detached showing lack of emotional involvement; being or feeling set or kept apart from others; no longer connected or joined; used of buildings; lacking affection or warm feeling; not fixed in position

• “after the Civil War he was a free man“

• “a free hour between classes“
• “spare time on my hands“

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• spare an extra component of a machine or other apparatus ; an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle ; a score in tenpins; refrain from harming ; save or relieve from an experience or action; give up what is not strictly needed; use frugally or carefully ; thin and fit; more than is needed, desired, or required; not taken up by scheduled activities; kept in reserve especially for emergency use; lacking in magnitude or quantity; lacking embellishment or ornamentation

• “writing barren of insight“
• “young recruits destitute of experience“
• “innocent of literary merit“
• “the sentence was devoid of meaning“

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• barren an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; providing no shelter or sustenance; not bearing offspring; completely wanting or lacking
• destitute poor enough to need help from others ; completely wanting or lacking
• devoid completely wanting or lacking
• innocent a person who lacks knowledge of evil ; free from evil or guilt; lacking intent or capacity to injure; free from sin ; lacking in sophistication or worldliness; not knowledgeable about something specified; completely wanting or lacking; (used of things) lacking sense or awareness

• “a loose interpretation of what she had been told“
• “a free translation of the poem“

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• loose without restraint; grant freedom to; turn loose or free from restraint; make loose or looser; become loose or looser or less tight; not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; not tight; not officially recognized or controlled; not literal; emptying easily or excessively; not affixed; not tense or taut; (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; not carefully arranged in a package; having escaped, especially from confinement; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
• liberal a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties ; a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets ; showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; having political or social views favoring reform and progress ; tolerant of change; given or giving freely; not literal

• “free from confinement“

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• liberate give equal rights to; grant freedom to; grant freedom to; release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
• release release, as from one’s grip; grant freedom to; let (something) fall or spill from a container; prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; eliminate (a substance); generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; make (information) available for publication; part with a possession or right; release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition ; make (assets) available; merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); the act of liberating someone or something ; a process that liberates or discharges something; an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation ; the termination of someone’s employment (leaving them free to depart) ; euphemistic expressions for death; a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation ; a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism ; activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; the act of allowing a fluid to escape ; a formal written statement of relinquishment ; (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
• unloose grant freedom to; loosen the ties of
• unloosen grant freedom to; loosen the ties of
• loose without restraint; grant freedom to; turn loose or free from restraint; make loose or looser; become loose or looser or less tight; not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; not tight; not officially recognized or controlled; not literal; emptying easily or excessively; not affixed; not tense or taut; (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; not carefully arranged in a package; having escaped, especially from confinement; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

• “Rid the house of pests“

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• rid relieve from
• disembarrass relieve from

• “The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums“
• “He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble“

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• dislodge remove or force out from a position; change place or direction; remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

• “She exempted me from the exam“

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• exempt (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; grant exemption or release to
• relieve provide physical relief, as from pain; free someone temporarily from his or her obligations ; grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; lessen the intensity of or calm; save from ruin, destruction, or harm ; relieve oneself of troubling information ; provide relief for; free from a burden, evil, or distress ; take by stealing; grant exemption or release to; alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

• “release the list with the names of the prisoners“

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• release release, as from one’s grip; grant freedom to; let (something) fall or spill from a container; prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; eliminate (a substance); generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; make (information) available for publication; part with a possession or right; release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition ; make (assets) available; merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); the act of liberating someone or something ; a process that liberates or discharges something; an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation ; the termination of someone’s employment (leaving them free to depart) ; euphemistic expressions for death; a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation ; a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism ; activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; the act of allowing a fluid to escape ; a formal written statement of relinquishment ; (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

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• discharge the sudden giving off of energy ; the act of venting ; a substance that is emitted or released ; any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field ; the pouring forth of a fluid ; the termination of someone’s employment (leaving them free to depart) ; a formal written statement of relinquishment ; the act of discharging a gun ; complete or carry out; pour forth or release; free from obligations or duties ; remove the charge from ; go off or discharge; pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; eliminate (a substance); remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; cause to go off; release from military service ; become empty or void of its content

• “free a path across the cluttered floor“

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• disengage release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; free or remove obstruction from; become free

• “I absolve you from this responsibility“

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• absolve grant remission of a sin to; let off the hook

• “I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest“
• “resign a claim to the throne“

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• release release, as from one’s grip; grant freedom to; let (something) fall or spill from a container; prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; eliminate (a substance); generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; make (information) available for publication; part with a possession or right; release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition ; make (assets) available; merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); the act of liberating someone or something ; a process that liberates or discharges something; an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation ; the termination of someone’s employment (leaving them free to depart) ; euphemistic expressions for death; a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation ; a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism ; activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; the act of allowing a fluid to escape ; a formal written statement of relinquishment ; (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
• relinquish part with a possession or right; do without or cease to hold or adhere to; turn away from; release, as from one’s grip
• resign leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; give up or retire from a position; part with a possession or right; accept as inevitable
• give up lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; give up with the intent of never claiming again; give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; put an end to a state or an activity; give up what is not strictly needed; part with a possession or right; leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; relinquish possession or control over; give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; stop maintaining or insisting on; allow the other (baseball) team to score; stop consuming

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• release release, as from one’s grip; grant freedom to; let (something) fall or spill from a container; prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; eliminate (a substance); generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; make (information) available for publication; part with a possession or right; release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition ; make (assets) available; merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); the act of liberating someone or something ; a process that liberates or discharges something; an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation ; the termination of someone’s employment (leaving them free to depart) ; euphemistic expressions for death; a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation ; a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism ; activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; the act of allowing a fluid to escape ; a formal written statement of relinquishment ; (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
• liberate give equal rights to; grant freedom to; grant freedom to; release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• “release the holdings in the dictator’s bank account“

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• unblock clear or remove an obstruction from; play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding ; make (assets) available
• unfreeze become or cause to become soft or liquid; make (assets) available
• release release, as from one’s grip; grant freedom to; let (something) fall or spill from a container; prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; eliminate (a substance); generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; make (information) available for publication; part with a possession or right; release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition ; make (assets) available; merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); the act of liberating someone or something ; a process that liberates or discharges something; an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation ; the termination of someone’s employment (leaving them free to depart) ; euphemistic expressions for death; a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation ; a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism ; activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; the act of allowing a fluid to escape ; a formal written statement of relinquishment ; (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone