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hands-free

hands-free adjective: not requiring one's hands to use.

Adjective

hands-free (not comparable)

  1. Not requiring one's hands to use.
    • Debate has raged over whether Glass and smartglasses like it have any viable real-world use cases for consumers, or are more interesting to businesses where workers need hands-free access to information.2014 June 24, “Google Glass go on sale in the UK for £1,000”, in The Guardian
    • Despite these warnings, the EU recently authorised a version of Ford’s Blue Cruise system for use on EU roads. The system requires the driver to stay in control of the vehicle, but gives the impression the vehicle is in control by allowing the driver to use the system hands-free.2024 April 26, “US agencies investigate Tesla Autopilot and Ford Blue Cruise deaths”, in ETSC

Noun

hands-free (plural hands-frees)

  1. A hands-free phone.

Forms of hands-free

Adjective
alternative formhandsfree
Noun
pluralhands-frees

Origin of hands-free

From hands + -free.

Questions about hands-free

What does hands-free mean?
Hands-free means not requiring one's hands to use.
What part of speech is hands-free?
Hands-free can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near hands-free in the dictionary

  1. hands someone his hat
  2. hands someone their cards
  3. hands something out like candy
  4. hands up
  5. hands-down
  6. hands-free
  7. hands-frees
  8. hands-in
  9. hands-off
  10. hands-on
  11. hands-ons

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