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To free up is to make something available by removing constraints or obligations.
You free up time by canceling appointments, free up space by deleting files, free up funds by cutting expenses.
The phrase emphasizes releasing resources for other uses: I freed up my schedule for the meeting.
Slightly more casual than simply "free."
- declutterRemove unnecessary items
- make roomClear space for something
- carve outCreate by deliberate effort
- liberateSet free from captivity
- cut looseRelease from restraint
make space · open slots · clear · release · extricate · untangle · unburden · lighten the load · empty · spare · lighten · let out · disengage · unblock · redistribute · streamline · delegate · unclog
- removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase