free-hand

Speech parts

1. free-hand - Noun

2. free-hand - Adjective

3. free-hand - Verb

Meaning

Done by the hand, without support, or the guidance of instruments; as, free-hand drawing. See under Drawing.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

free hand

Synonyms

blank check liberty freedom independence license permission flexibility sketch latitude contour indulgence leeway carte blanche elbow room licence
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Antonyms

control prevention limit check ban restriction
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Hypernyms

freedom

Examples

many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack Source: Internet

After repealing Article 350 in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), a free hand had been given to Indian armed forces to arrest, torture, persecute and kill any civilian. Source: Internet

Also, since Ken Shamrock (a legitimate UFC competitor in its early days) popularized it in 1997, a wrestler can indicate a voluntary submission by "tapping out", citation that is, tapping a free hand against the mat or against an opponent. Source: Internet

As one historian later concluded, "Had the Germans been given a free hand to devise a replacement system. Source: Internet

Interestingly, NCP strongly feels that with Pawar’s decision to give Khadse a free hand, its organisational base will become stronger ahead of the next assembly and Lok Sabha elections. Source: Internet

Doctors are distributing free hand sanitizers and soap, and giving out information on social media and in cars with loudspeakers. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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