hands-free

adjective

: designed to be used without being held in the hands
a hands-free cell phone

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When wakeboarding, the rider keeps hold of the rope, while wakesurfing allows the watersports enthusiast to surf the waves made by the boat, hands-free. Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025 Simply lift the belt piece to fold and step on the pedal to unfold for a hands-free experience. Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025 These devices can provide hands-free, always-on access to contextually relevant information, displayed directly in the wearer’s field of view. Satoshi Shiraga, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 American electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian is recalling more than 24,000 vehicles because of a defect with hands-free highway assist, federal safety regulators said. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hands-free

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“Hands-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hands-free. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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