free
/ˈfrē/
adjective
not costing or charging anything
having the legal and political rights of a citizen
enjoying civil and political liberty
a free school
free independent sovereign autonomous mean not subject to the rule or control of another. free stresses the complete absence of external rule and the full right to make all of one's own decisions. independent implies a standing alone; applied to a state it implies lack of connection with any other having power to interfere with its citizens, laws, or policies.
adverb
in a free manner
without charge
with the wind more than six points from dead ahead
verb
to cause to be free
to relieve or rid of what restrains, confines, restricts, or embarrasses —often used with up
disentangle, clear
free a person from debt
free release liberate emancipate manumit mean to set loose from restraint or constraint. free implies a usually permanent removal from whatever binds, confines, entangles, or oppresses. release suggests a setting loose from confinement, restraint, or a state of pressure or tension, often without implication of permanent liberation.