Definitions of open in various dictionaries:
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a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
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where the air is unconfined
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a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
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information that has become public
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cause to open or to become open
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start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
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become open
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begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
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spread out or open from a closed or folded state
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make available
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become available
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have an opening or passage or outlet
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make the opening move
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afford access to
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display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
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affording unobstructed entrance and exit
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affording free passage or access
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with no protection or shield
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open to or in view of all
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used of mouth or eyes
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not having been filled
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accessible to all
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not defended or capable of being defended
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(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
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having no protecting cover or enclosure
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(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
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not brought to a conclusion
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not sealed or having been unsealed
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without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
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ready or willing to receive favorably
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open and observable
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not requiring union membership
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possibly accepting or permitting
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affording free passage or view
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openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
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ready for business
Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
Affording unobstructed passage or view: open waters; the open countryside.
Having no protecting or concealing cover: an open wound; an open sports car.
Completely obvious; blatant: open disregard of the law.
Carried on in full view: open warfare; open family strife.
Not sealed or tied: an open package.
Spread out; unfolded: an open book.
Having interspersed gaps, spaces, or intervals: open ranks; an open weave.
Accessible to all; unrestricted as to participants: an open competition.
Free from limitations, boundaries, or restrictions: open registration.
Enterable by registered voters regardless of political affiliation: an open primary.
Lacking effective regulation: an open town in which gambling predominated.
Not legally repressed: open drug trafficking.
Susceptible; vulnerable: open to interpretation; an issue that is open to question.
Willing to consider or deal with: open to suggestions.
Available; obtainable: The job is still open.
Available for use: an open account; the only course open to us.
Ready to transact business: The store is open.
Not engaged or filled: has an open hour for emergency cases.
Not yet decided; subject to further thought: an open question.
See Synonyms at frank1.
Free of prejudice; receptive to new ideas and arguments: She listened to the proposal with an open mind.
Generous: He is very open with his time.
Printing.
Widely spaced or leaded.
Having constituent elements separated by a space in writing or printing: The word sea gull is an open compound.
Music.
Not stopped by a finger.
Produced by an unstopped string or hole or without the use of slides, valves, or keys: an open note on a trumpet.
Played without a mute: an open wind instrument.
Articulated with the tongue in a low position, as the vowel in far.
Ending in a vowel or diphthong: an open syllable.
Designating a method of punctuation in which commas and other marks are used sparingly.
Being in operation; live: an open microphone.
Clear.
Containing a gap across which electricity cannot pass.
Mathematics.
Of or relating to an interval containing neither of its endpoints.
Of, relating to, or being a set such that at least one neighborhood of every point in the set is within the set.
Of, relating to, or being a set that is the complement of a closed set.
To release from a closed or fastened position.
To remove obstructions from; clear.
To make or force an opening in: open an old wound.
To form spaces or gaps between: soldiers opening ranks.
To remove the cover, cork, or lid from.
To remove the wrapping from; undo.
To unfold so that the inner parts are displayed; spread out: open a newspaper.
To get (something) going; initiate: open a campaign.
To commence the operation of: open a new business.
To begin (the action in a game of cards) by making the first bid, placing the first bet, or playing the first lead.
To make available for use: opened the area to commercial development.
To make more responsive or understanding.
To reveal the secrets of; bare.
To recall (an order or a judgment) for a reexamination of its merits.
To become open: The door opened slowly.
To draw apart; separate: The wound opened under pressure.
To spread apart; unfold.
To come into view; become revealed: The plain opened before us.
To become receptive or understanding.
To begin; commence: The meeting opened with a call to order.
To begin business or operation.
To give the first public performance: The play opens next week.
To make a bid, bet, or lead in starting a game of cards.
To give access: The room opens onto a terrace.
An unobstructed area of land or water.
The outdoors: camping in the open.
An undisguised or unconcealed state: brought the problem out into the open.
A tournament or contest in which both professional and amateur players may participate.
To spread out; unfold: A green valley opened up before us.
To begin operation: The new store opens up next month.
To begin firing: The artillery opened up at dawn.
To speak freely and candidly: At last the frightened witness opened up and told the truth.
To make an opening in by cutting: The surgeon opened up the patient’s chest.
To make available or accessible: open up new markets.
To accelerate.
To begin operation: The new store opens up next month.
To begin firing: The artillery opened up at dawn.
adj - affording unobstructed access, passage, or view
adj - to cause to become open [v -ED, -ING, -S] : OPENABLE