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1
not bound, confined, or detained by force
- after having been chained for so long, the suddenly footloose dog ran helter-skelter about the yard
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2
not held back by rules, duties, or worries
- wished I could be as carefree as that footloose toddler
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The first known use of footloose was in 1650
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