free hand
free hand
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- US Pronunciation
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- [free hand]
- /fri hænd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [free hand]
- /fri hænd/
Definitions of free hand words
- noun free hand unrestricted freedom or authority: They gave the decorator a free hand. 1
- noun free hand carte blanche, unrestricted freedom 1
- noun free hand unrestricted freedom to act (esp in the phrase give (someone) a free hand) 0
- adjective free hand (done) by hand without the use of guiding instruments 0
- noun free hand (Idiomatic) free rein. 0
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Origin of free hand
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30
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Parts of speech for Free hand
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
free hand popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
free hand usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for free hand
noun free hand
- carte blanche — If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right.
- free will — free and independent choice; voluntary decision: You took on the responsibility of your own free will.
- freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
- independence — a city in W Missouri: starting point of the Santa Fe and Oregon trails.
- latitude — Geography. the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point. a place or region as marked by this distance.
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