to be allowed to go where it likes; not tied to anything or kept in a cage
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to be allowed to go where it likes; not tied to anything or kept in a cage
and just, like, you know, open the door and say, "You're free now." You know, like, "Run free."
They must be nurtured and sheltered but allowed to run free.
Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition