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free vs spare

spare vs free

free and spare both are nouns.

free and spare both are adjectives.

free and spare both are verbs.

free is an adverb but spare is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
free Yes Yes Yes Yes
spare Yes Yes Yes No
As adjectives, free and spare are synonyms defined as:
  • free and spare: not taken up by scheduled activities
As verbs, spare is a hyponym of free; that is, spare is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than free:
  • free: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
  • spare: save or relieve from an experience or action
Other hyponyms of free include derestrict, deregulate, dispense, forgive.
free (noun) spare (noun)
people who are free a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
free (adjective) spare (adjective)
not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint lacking in magnitude or quantity
not held in servitude thin and fit
unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion lacking embellishment or ornamentation
not literal not taken up by scheduled activities
completely wanting or lacking more than is needed, desired, or required
not fixed in position kept in reserve especially for emergency use
costing nothing
not taken up by scheduled activities
not occupied or in use
free (verb) spare (verb)
make (assets) available use frugally or carefully
let off the hook give up what is not strictly needed
free or remove obstruction from refrain from harming
remove or force out from a position save or relieve from an experience or action
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
part with a possession or right
relieve from
grant freedom to; free from confinement
make (information) available for publication
free from obligations or duties
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
free (adverb) spare (adverb)
without restraint
Difference between free and spare

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