【Dict.Wiki ❷⓿❷❷】open meaning, open slang, open definition, open translation.❤️️︎︎ What does open mean? Meaning of open. open Meaning, slang, Define and pronunciation...

1. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water;

• "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

2. where the air is unconfined;

• "he wanted to get outdoors a little"
• "the concert was held in the open air"
• "camping in the open"

3. a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

4. information that has become public;

• "all the reports were out in the open"
• "the facts had been brought to the surface"

1. cause to open or to become open;

• "Mary opened the car door"

2. start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning;

• "open a business"

3. become open;

• "The door opened"

4. begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.;

• "He opened the meeting with a long speech"

5. spread out or open from a closed or folded state;

• "open the map"
• "spread your arms"

6. make available;

• "This opens up new possibilities"

7. become available;

• "an opportunity opened up"

8. have an opening or passage or outlet;

• "The bedrooms open into the hall"

9. make the opening move;

• "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"

10. afford access to;

• "the door opens to the patio"
• "The French doors give onto a terrace"

11. display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

1. affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed;

• "an open door"
• "they left the door open"

2. affording free passage or access;

• "open drains"
• "the road is open to traffic"
• "open ranks"

3. with no protection or shield;

• "the exposed northeast frontier"
• "open to the weather"
• "an open wound"

4. open to or in view of all;

• "an open protest"
• "an open letter to the editor"

5. used of mouth or eyes;

• "keep your eyes open"
• "his mouth slightly opened"

6. not having been filled;

• "the job is still open"

7. accessible to all;

• "open season"
• "an open economy"

8. not defended or capable of being defended;

• "an open city"
• "open to attack"

9. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps;

• "an open texture"
• "a loose weave"

10. having no protecting cover or enclosure;

• "an open boat"
• "an open fire"
• "open sports cars"

11. opened out;

• "an open newspaper"

12. of a set; containing points whose neighborhood consists of other points of the same set, or being the complement of an open set; of an interval; containing neither of its end points

13. not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought;

• "an open question"
• "our position on this bill is still undecided"
• "our lawsuit is still undetermined"

14. not sealed or having been unsealed;

• "the letter was already open"
• "the opened package lay on the table"

15. without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition;

• "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"
• "her natural and open response"

16. relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals;

• "in open country"
• "the open countryside"
• "open waters"
• "on the open seas"

17. open and observable; not secret or hidden;

• "an overt lie"
• "overt hostility"
• "overt intelligence gathering"

18. used of string or hole or pipe of instruments

19. not requiring union membership;

• "an open shop employs nonunion workers"

20. possibly accepting or permitting;

• "a passage capable of misinterpretation"
• "open to interpretation"
• "an issue open to question"
• "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"

21. not secret;

• "open plans"
• "an open ballot"

22. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious;

• "open disregard of the law"
• "open family strife"
• "open hostility"
• "a blatant appeal to vanity"
• "a blazing indiscretion"

23. affording free passage or view;

• "a clear view"
• "a clear path to victory"

24. lax in enforcing laws;

• "an open town"

25. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness;

• "his candid eyes"
• "an open and trusting nature"
• "a heart-to-heart talk"

26. sincere and free of reserve in expression;

• "Please be open with me"

27. receptive to new ideas;

• "an open mind"
• "open to new ideas"

28. ready for business;

• "the stores are open"