Meaning of free up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To make (space or time) available.
   transitive
2. To make (a person or resource) available.
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Selling those old books freed up most of the spare room.”

“You can free up space on your hard disk by deleting temporary files.”

“If you're coming to visit for the weekend, I'll free up Saturday for you.”

“It is understood that the reason for SWR accepting the 42 trains without them being ready for service was to free up space at the Derby depot and to protect cash flow.”

“Retiring from work freed me up to write a novel.”

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