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open up

/ open up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
Type of:
talk speak utter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
"This opens up new possibilities"
Type of:
yield give afford
Derived:
opening
Causes:
open
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
"an opportunity opened up"
Type of:
arise come up
Derived:
opening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
cause to open or to become open
"Mary opened the car door"
Opposites:
close shut
Causes:
open
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
"The door opened"
Opposites:
close shut
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
unfasten fly open
Derived:
opening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 6
open up an area or prepare a way
"She pioneered a graduate program for women students"
Type of:
introduce innovate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
"open a business"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
71%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
3
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