"free-hand" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} free-hand (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of freehand Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: freehand
    Sense id: en-free-hand-en-adj-qDgxUtNw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Verb

Forms: free-hands [present, singular, third-person], free-handing [participle, present], free-handed [participle, past], free-handed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} free-hand (third-person singular simple present free-hands, present participle free-handing, simple past and past participle free-handed)
  1. Alternative form of freehand Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: freehand
    Sense id: en-free-hand-en-verb-qDgxUtNw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

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