1. The act of liberating someone or something
   "The freeing of the hostages was a delicate operation";
   - liberation, release

1. Grant freedom to; free from confinement
   "The activists worked to free the political prisoners";
   - liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
    
2. Relieve from
   "free the house of pests";
   - rid, disembarrass
    
3. Release from obligations or duties
   "The court freed the defendant of all charges";
   - discharge
    
4. Remove obstruction from
   "free a path across the cluttered floor";
   - disengage
    
5. Remove or force out from a position
   "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble";
   - dislodge
    
6. Grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
   "She freed me from the exam";
   - exempt, relieve
    
7. Make (information) available for publication
   "The government freed the classified documents";
   - release
    
8. Let off the hook
   "I free you from this responsibility";
   - absolve
    
9. Part with a possession or right
   "He freed himself of all his worldly possessions";
   - release, relinquish, resign, give up
    
10. Make (assets) available
    "free the holdings in the dictator's bank account";
    - unblock, unfreeze, release
     
11. (chemistry) release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
    "The experiment freed hydrogen gas";
    - release, liberate

Derived forms: freeings

Type of: accomplishment, achievement, act, alter, bring forth, change, forgive, generate, give, hand, issue, modify, move, pardon, pass, pass on, reach, remove, supply, take, take away, turn over, withdraw

Antonym: confine, freeze

Encyclopedia: Free, Peter