n. any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud

n. a horizontal bar (usually of wood)

n. short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"

n. a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

n. a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

v. criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"

v. complain bitterly

v. spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

v. 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"

v. make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"

v. make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

v. let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"

v. free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"

v. part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

v. relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"

v. free from obligations or duties

v. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"

v. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"

v. grant freedom to; free from confinement

adv. "Cows in India are running loose"

adv. "Go ahead"

adj. in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"

adj. unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron"

adj. 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"

adj. not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man"

adj. (uncombined)

adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

adj. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"

adj. not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

adj. not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"

adj. not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane"

adj. acting on one's own initiative; "man is a voluntary agent"

adj. not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

adj. affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside"

adj. not bound by shackles and chains

adj. done by hand without mechanical aids or devices; "a freehand drawing"

adj. costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"

adj. (of a cargo shipment) the seller pays all costs up to but not including the loading of the cargo; the buyer pays all other costs

n. the act of defaming

n. the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"

v. burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"

v. become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"

v. bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"

v. start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"

v. express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

v. express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

v. print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

v. attack as false or wrong

v. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

v. take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

v. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

v. relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"

v. spend less; buy at a reduced price

v. make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"

v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

v. send (money) in payment; "remit $25"

v. let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"

v. release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The taxes were remitted"

v. make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

v. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

v. show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"

v. make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"

v. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

v. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

v. cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"

v. rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"

v. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

v. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

v. deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

v. end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

v. take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

v. remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"

v. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

v. 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"

v. free from slavery or servitude

v. take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners"

v. destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"

v. transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

v. cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

v. foreshadow or presage

adj. independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"

adj. existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"

adj. not restrained or controlled; "unbridled rage"; "an unchecked temper"; "ungoverned rage"

adj. not inhibited or restrained; "uninhibited exuberance"

adj. not slowed or blocked or interfered with; "an outlet for healthy and unhampered action"; "a priest unhampered by scruple"; "the new stock market was unhampered by tradition"

adj. (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"

adj. blessed with privileges; "the privileged few"

adj. more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

adj. accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy"

adj. willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"

adj. generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"

adj. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"

adj. seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money"

adj. impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter"

adj. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"

adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"

adj. kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"

adj. not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"

adj. not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight; "a lax rope"

adj. without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"

adj. unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"

adj. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

adj. deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

adj. acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"

adj. firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"

adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

adj. not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks"

adj. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"

adj. not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

adv. "He was particularly fussy about spelling"

adv. "He faced forward"

adv. "from that time forth"

adv. "He is way ahead"

adv. toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"

v. do away with

v. cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"

adj. not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man"

adj. free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic"

adj. not restrained or tied down by bonds

adj. not confined

adj. not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"

adj. not subject to or subjected to restriction

adj. 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"

adj. (uncombined)

adj. not constituting a compound

adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

adj. without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"

adj. impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter"

adj. having no lord or master; "harsh punishments for sturdy vagabonds and masterless men"

adj. unrestrained and violent; "rampant aggression"

adj. completely out of control; "runaway inflation"

adj. resembling a torrent in force and abundance; "torrential applause"; "torrential abuse"; "the torrential facility and fecundity characteristic of his style"- Winthrop Sargeant

adj. lacking in discipline or control; "undisciplined behavior"; "ungoverned youth"

adj. (uncontrolled)

adj. deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"

adj. an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests"

adj. not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"

adj. (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers"

adj. that has been withdrawn or retreated from

adj. not having inhabitants; not lived in; "an uninhabited island"; "gaping doors of uninhabited houses"

adj. not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane"

adj. not leased to or occupied by a tenant; "an unoccupied apartment"; "very little unclaimed and untenanted land"

adj. that has been withdrawn or retreated from

adj. not having inhabitants; not lived in; "an uninhabited island"; "gaping doors of uninhabited houses"

adj. not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"

adj. not leased to or occupied by a tenant; "an unoccupied apartment"; "very little unclaimed and untenanted land"

adj. not by chance

adj. done by design; "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience"

adj. "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"

adj. voluntarily assumed or endured; "self-imposed exile"

adj. not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced"

adj. without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department"

adj. not secured in place

adj. freed of obstructions; "an unclogged drain"

adj. not confined or restricted with a tether

adj. radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"

adj. original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

adj. containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"

adj. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; "stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original"

adj. (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new; "newfangled ideas"; "she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them"

adj. not derivative or imitative; "a natural underivative poet"

adj. free of charge; "if they deposit these shares in the scheme they will get further buckshee shares on a one-for-one basis"- Economist

adj. owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"

adj. complimentary; without payment of rent; "with the job came a rent-free apartment"

adj. not paying a salary; "an uncompensated federal post"

v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"

v. fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"

v. fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

v. hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

v. put or pin the blame on

v. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged thee director with indifference"

v. ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";

v. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

v. place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

v. deprive of freedom; take into confinement

v. confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"

v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

v. confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

v. place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"

adj. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"

adj. held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union

adj. hampered and not free; not able to act at will

adj. in captivity

adj. marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West

adj. held in servitude; "he was born of slave parents"

adj. shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice"

adj. at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions; "the chess game ended with white stalemated"; "the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits"

adj. completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged"

adj. basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"

adv. "Lean back"