(of a mechanism, material, etc) moving smoothly and uninterruptedly
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
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The last first-half threat by the United States came in stoppage time when Pulisic lifted a free kick to free-running McKennie on the left side of the box.
From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023
Hale, 20, who got into rooftopping through parkour, or free-running, acknowledges that its growing popularity poses new challenges.
From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2017
The shooting of free-running badgers in the government's culls should end, the British Veterinary Association says.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2015
Mostly, though, it was Rodgers and his free-running, sure-handed receivers who tormented the Falcons.
From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2011
He paused near Tom and spun one of the free-running wheels of the buckboard, and he inspected Tom as though he saw him for the first time.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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