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open up

/ open up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
talk freely and without inhibition
Opposites:
close up clam up dummy up shut up belt up
Type of:
talk speak utter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
make available
"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
become available
"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
Kinds of:
unbar break open click open reopen unlock
Derived:
undoer opener unfastener untier opening
Causes:
open
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
become open
"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
Derived:
pioneer innovator trailblazer groundbreaker
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
"open a business"
Opposites:
close fold shut down close down
Kinds of:
establish set up found launch
Derived:
opening first step initiative opening move
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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Related Words

talk speak utter close up clam up dummy up shut up belt up yield give afford arise