| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To rid of obstructions: clear, open, unblock. See OPEN. 2. To set at liberty: discharge, emancipate, liberate, loose, manumit, release. Slang : spring. Idioms: let loose. See FREE. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Free from obstructions: clear, open, unblocked, unimpeded, unobstructed. See OPEN. 2. Freed from contact or connection: clear. See FREE, STRIKE. 3. Costing nothing: complimentary, gratis, gratuitous. Idioms: on the house. See MONEY. 4. Having political independence: autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign. See DEPENDENCE, FREE. 5. Characterized by bounteous giving: freehanded, generous, handsome, lavish, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting. See GIVE. 6. Able to move about at will without bounds or restraint: loose, unconfined, unrestrained. Idioms: at large, at liberty, free as a bird, on the loose. See FREE. 7. Lacking literal exactness: inexact, loose. See PRECISE. 8. Speaking or spoken without reserve: free-spoken, outspoken, vocal. See RESTRAINT. 9. Not spoken for or occupied: open, uninhabited, unoccupied, unreserved. See OWNED. 10. Done by one's own choice: spontaneous, uncompelled, unforced, volitional, voluntary, willful. See WILLING.
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