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free-running

1

adjective

  1. (of a mechanism, material, etc) moving smoothly and uninterruptedly
  2. electronics of or relating to a periodic signal that is not synchronized to a timing source

    free-running interference produces moving patterns on a television screen

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


free running

2

noun

  1. another name for parkour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

The white ranchmen in the valley were all fencing in their lands; no more free running of stock.

But as I fish for sailfish with a free-running reel, of course I am exasperated when a kingfish takes hold.

I was using light tackle, and of course trolling, with the reel free running, except for my thumb.

On top of my mail next morning lay a small envelope, unstamped, and addressed to me in a free running hand.

This consists in using a free running wooden reel, and a light line, and throwing from the reel.

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