Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the removal of constraints;
- Example: "he gave free rein to his impulses"- Example: "they gave full play to the artist's talent"[syn: free rein, play]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
free rein
n 1: the removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his
impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent"
[syn: free rein, play]