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adjective
1.
operating in the manner of a freewheel.
2.
(of a person) moving about freely, independently, or irresponsibly.
3.
(of words, remarks, actions, etc.) unrestrained; irresponsible: Loose, freewheeling charges were traded during the argument.
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Freewheeling
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noun
1.
a device in the transmission of a motor vehicle that automatically disengages the drive shaft whenever it begins to turn more rapidly than the engine.
verb (used without object)
3.
(of a vehicle or its operator) to coast with the wheels disengaged from the driving mechanism.
4.
to move or function freely, independently, unconcernedly, or the like (often followed by about, through, around, etc.): The two friends freewheeled around the country after graduation.
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Word Origin & History
freewheeling
1903, from free + wheel; originally of bicycle wheels that turned even when not being pedaled, later from the name of a kind of automobile drive system that allowed cars to coast without being slowed by the engine. Fig. sense is from 1911.
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