Free, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Freeing.] [OE.
freen, freoien, AS. freÛgan. See Free, a.] 1. To make free; to set at
liberty; to rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, oppresses,
etc.; to release; to disengage; to clear; -- followed by from, and
sometimes by off; as, to free a captive or a slave; to be freed of
these inconveniences. Clarendon.
Our land is from the rage of tigers freed.
Dryden.
Arise, . . . free thy people from their yoke.
Milton.
2. To remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve from the
constraint of.
This master key Frees every lock, and leads us to his person.
Dryden.