Definition of freeing Freeing

/fɹiˈɪŋ/ - [freeing] - free•ing

We found 6 definitions of freeing from 6 different sources.

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What does freeing mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

freeing - the act of liberating someone or something
  liberation, release
  achievement, accomplishment the action of accomplishing something
  jail delivery the use of force to liberate prisoners
  deregulating, deregulation the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
  relief the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"
  disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling, untangling the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
  emancipation freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
  clearing the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
  manumission the formal act of freeing from slavery; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves"
  parole (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • freeing (Verb)
    Present participle of free.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • freeing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Free

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

  • freeing
    affranchir, the act of pumping, or otherwise throwing out the water which has leaked into a ship’s bottom at sea, &c.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • freeing
    The act of pumping, or otherwise throwing out the water which has leaked into a ship's bottom. When all the water is pumped or baled out, the vessel is said to be free. Said of the wind when it exceeds 67° 30′ from right-ahead.

Part of speech

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  • freeing, verb, gerund of free (infinitive).

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