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free-running

1 British  

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 British  

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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Purdy saw it — he had kept his eyes upfield, and he let a vector go straight to his free-running tight end.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2023

Cupid is a free-running colt but also a lightly raced one.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2016

Meanwhile, Mirror's Edge 2 and Faith, its free-running protagonist, is coming, albeit "when it's ready".

From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2013

Two pilot culls have been given the provisional go-ahead in Gloucestershire and Somerset, which will involve the shooting of free-running badgers over large areas for the next four years.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2012

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

At the last second, George Kittle broke free running deep, Purdy threw across his body and Kittle made a juggling catch that sparked San Francisco’s only touchdown drive.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2023

For example, you could work in a stunt gym or free running gym.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2022

They must be "free running", which means they slacken once the animal is trapped.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2015

Habibi, meanwhile, uses divided Gaza as a romantic backdrop, Man Without A Cellphone is a pan-ethnic social comedy, and Bristol/Gaza ties are reinforced by a free running event and screening.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2012

Raridan's hold loosened at the first shot, and as the second echoed into the night, the horse leaped free, running madly down the road, past Bishop Delafield, who was coming rapidly toward the house.

From The Main Chance by Meredith Nicholson

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