The difference between Free and Open

When used as nouns, free means ., whereas open means a sports event in which anybody can compete.

When used as verbs, free means to make free, whereas open means to make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.

When used as adjectives, free means unconstrained. not imprisoned or enslaved. unconstrained by timidity or distrust generous, whereas open means not closed.

Free is also adverb with the meaning: without needing to pay.

check bellow for the other definitions of Free and Open

  1. Free as an adjective (social):

    Unconstrained. Not imprisoned or enslaved. Unconstrained by timidity or distrust Generous; liberal. Clear of offence or crime; guiltless; innocent. Without obligations. Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; said of a thing to be possessed or enjoyed. Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class; instituted by a free people; said of a government, institutions, etc. With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification. Intended for release, as opposed to a checked version.

    Examples:

    "He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted."

    "synonyms: unconstrained unfettered unhindered"

    "ant constrained restricted"

    "a free man"

    "ant bound enslaved imprisoned"

    "synonyms: unreserved frank communicative"

    "He's very free with his money."

    "'free time"

    "a free school"

    "This is a free country."

    "OpenOffice is [[free software free software]]."

    "synonyms: libre"

    "ant proprietary"

  2. Free as an adjective (by extension, chiefly, advertising slang):

    Obtainable without any payment. complimentary

    Examples:

    "The government provides free health care."

    "synonyms: free of charge gratis"

    "Buy a TV to get a free DVD player!"

  3. Free as an adjective (abstract):

    Unconstrained. Unconstrained by relators. Unconstrained by quantifiers. Unconstrained of identifiers, not bound. That can be used by itself, unattached to another morpheme.

    Examples:

    "the free group on three generators"

    "<math>z</math> is the free variable in <math>\forall x\exists y:xy=z</math>."

    "ant bound"

    "synonyms: unbound"

    "ant bound"

  4. Free as an adjective (physical):

    Unconstrained. Unobstructed, without blockages. Unattached or uncombined. Not currently in use; not taken; unoccupied. Not attached; loose.

    Examples:

    "the drain was free'"

    "synonyms: clear unobstructed"

    "ant blocked obstructed"

    "a free radical"

    "synonyms: loose unfastened Thesaurus:loose"

    "You can sit on this chair; it's free."

    "In this group of mushrooms, the gills are free."

  5. Free as an adjective:

    Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.

    Examples:

    "We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat.&emsp; I would like to live free from care in the mountains."

    "synonyms: without"

  6. Free as an adjective (dated):

    Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.

    Examples:

    "a free horse"

  7. Free as an adjective (dated):

    Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.

  8. Free as an adjective (UK, legal, obsolete):

    Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.

    Examples:

    "'free service;&emsp; free socage"

    "rfquotek Burrill"

  9. Free as an adjective (legal):

    Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.

    Examples:

    "a free fishery;&emsp; a free warren"

    "rfquotek Burrill"

  1. Free as an adverb:

    Without needing to pay.

    Examples:

    "I got this bike free."

    "synonyms: for free for nothing"

  2. Free as an adverb (obsolete):

    Freely; willingly.

  1. Free as a verb (transitive):

    To make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses.

  1. Free as a noun (Australian rules football, Gaelic football):

    .

  2. Free as a noun:

    free transfer

  3. Free as a noun (hurling):

    The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

  1. Open as an adjective (not comparable):

    Not closed; accessible; unimpeded.

    Examples:

    "Turn left after the second open door."

    "It was as if his body had gone to sleep standing up and with his eyes open."

  2. Open as an adjective:

    Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded.

    Examples:

    "an open hand; an open flower; an open prospect"

  3. Open as an adjective (not comparable):

    Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.

    Examples:

    "Banks are not open on bank holidays."

  4. Open as an adjective (comparable):

    Receptive.

    Examples:

    "I am open to new ideas."

  5. Open as an adjective (not comparable):

    Public

    Examples:

    "He published an open letter to the governor on a full page of the New York Times."

  6. Open as an adjective (not comparable):

    Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character.

    Examples:

    "The man is an open book."

  7. Open as an adjective (mathematics, logic, of a [[formula]]):

    Having a free variable.

  8. Open as an adjective (mathematics, topology, of a [[set]]):

    Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.

  9. Open as an adjective (graph theory, of a [[walk]]):

    Whose first and last vertices are different.

  10. Open as an adjective (computing, not comparable, of a file, document, etc.):

    In current use; mapped to part of memory.

    Examples:

    "I couldn't save my changes because another user had the same file open."

  11. Open as an adjective (business):

    Not fulfilled.

    Examples:

    "I've got open orders for as many containers of red durum as you can get me."

  12. Open as an adjective:

    Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.

    Examples:

    "an open question"

    "to keep an offer or opportunity open"

  13. Open as an adjective (music, stringed instruments):

    Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.

  14. Open as an adjective:

    Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.

    Examples:

    "an open winter"

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  15. Open as an adjective (phonetics):

    Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.

  16. Open as an adjective (phonetics):

    Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.

  17. Open as an adjective (phonetics, of a syllable):

    That ends in a vowel; not having a coda.

  18. Open as an adjective (computing):

    Made public, usable with a free licence.

  19. Open as an adjective (medicine):

    Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.

  1. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.

    Examples:

    "Turn the doorknob to open the door."

  2. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.

    Examples:

    "He opened a path through the undergrowth."

  3. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To bring up, broach.

    Examples:

    "I don't want to open that subject."

  4. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To enter upon, begin.

    Examples:

    "to open a discussion"

    "to open fire upon an enemy"

    "to open trade, or correspondence"

    "to open a case in court, or a meeting"

  5. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.

    Examples:

    "to open a closed fist"

    "to open matted cotton by separating the fibres"

    "to open a map, book, or scroll"

  6. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To make accessible to customers or clients.

    Examples:

    "I will open the shop an hour early tomorrow."

  7. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To start (a campaign).

    Examples:

    "Vermont will open elk hunting season next week."

  8. Open as a verb (intransitive):

    To become open.

    Examples:

    "The door opened all by itself."

  9. Open as a verb (intransitive):

    To begin conducting business.

    Examples:

    "The shop opens at 9:00."

  10. Open as a verb (intransitive, cricket):

    To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.

  11. Open as a verb (intransitive, poker):

    To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.

    Examples:

    "After the first two players fold, Julie opens for $5."

  12. Open as a verb (transitive, intransitive, poker):

    To reveal one's hand.

    Examples:

    "Jeff opens his hand revealing a straight flush."

  13. Open as a verb (computing, transitive, intransitive, of a file, document, etc.):

    To load into memory for viewing or editing.

  14. Open as a verb (obsolete):

    To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

  1. Open as a noun:

    A sports event in which anybody can compete; as, the Australian Open.

  2. Open as a noun (electronics):

    A wire that is broken midway.

    Examples:

    "The electrician found the open in the circuit after a few minutes of testing."

  3. Open as a noun:

    (with the) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.

    Examples:

    "I can't believe you left the lawnmower out in the open when you knew it was going to rain this afternoon!"

    "Wary of hunters, the fleeing deer kept well out of the open, dodging instead from thicket to thicket."

  4. Open as a noun:

    (with the) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.

    Examples:

    "We have got to bring this company's corrupt business practices into the open."

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