2. (3) rid, free, disembarrass -- (relieve from; "Rid the house of pests")
3. (3) dislodge, free -- (remove or force out from a position; "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")
4. (1) exempt, relieve, free -- (grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam")
5. (1) free, release -- (make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners")
6. (1) free, discharge -- (free from obligations or duties)
7. (1) free, disengage -- (free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor")
8. (1) absolve, justify, free -- (let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility")
9. release, relinquish, resign, free, give up -- (part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne")
10. unblock, unfreeze, free, release -- (make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account")
Overview of adj free
The adj free has 8 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (38) free -- (able to act at will; not hampered; 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")
2. (5) free -- (unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron")