ALL meanings of opened
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O o - verb with object opened to uncover, lay bare, or expose to view. 1
- verb with object opened to expand, unfold, or spread out: to open a map. 1
- verb with object opened to make less compact, less closely spaced, or the like: to open ranks. 1
- verb with object opened to disclose, reveal, or divulge. 1
- verb with object opened to render accessible to knowledge, enlightenment, sympathy, etc.: to open one's mind. 1
- verb with object opened to cut, blast, or break into: to open a safe with nitro. 1
- verb with object opened to make or produce (an opening) by cutting or breaking, or by pushing aside or removing obstructions: to open a way through a crowd. 1
- verb with object opened to make an incision or opening in: to open a boil. 1
- verb with object opened Law. to recall or revoke (a judgment, decree, etc.) for the purpose of allowing further contest or delay. to make the first statement of (a case) to the court or jury. 1
- verb with object opened Cards. to begin a hand by making (the first bid), placing (the first bet), or playing (a given card or suit) as the lead. 1
- verb with object opened Nautical. to sail (a course) so that the apparent location of a distant fixed object changes with relation to a nearer fixed object (sometimes followed by out). 1
- verb without object opened to become open, as a door, building, box, or enclosure. 1
- verb without object opened to afford access: a door that opens into a garden. 1
- verb without object opened to have an opening, passage, or outlet: The room opens into a corridor. 1
- verb without object opened (of a building, theater, etc.) to open its doors to the public: The museum opens at one o'clock. 1
- verb without object opened to begin a session or term, as a school. 1
- verb without object opened to begin a season, series of performances, or tour, as a theatrical company: The play will open in Boston. 1
- verb without object opened to begin, start, or commence an activity: The game opened with the national anthem. 1
- verb without object opened to part, or seem to part, so as to allow or reveal a passage: At last the cliffs opened to show us that we were heading for the sea. 1
- verb without object opened to become disclosed or revealed. 1
- verb without object opened to come into view; become more visible or plain. 1
- verb without object opened to become receptive to knowledge, sympathy, etc., as the mind. 1
- verb without object opened to disclose or reveal one's knowledge, thoughts, feelings, etc. 1
- verb without object opened to unfold or expand, as a blossom, so as to reveal the interior. 1
- verb without object opened to spread out or expand, as the hand or a fan. 1
- verb without object opened to spread apart or separate, as pages of a book, newspaper, etc.: Open to page 32. 1
- verb without object opened to spread or come apart; burst: The wound opened. 1
- verb without object opened to become less compact, less closely spaced, or the like: The ranks began to open. 1
- verb without object opened Cards. to make the first bet, bid, or lead in beginning a hand. 1
- verb without object opened Hunting. (of hounds) to begin to bark, as on the scent of game. 1
- noun opened an open or clear space. 1
- noun opened the open air. 1
- noun opened the open water, as of the sea. 1
- noun opened an opening or aperture. 1
- noun opened an opening or opportunity. 1
- noun opened a contest or tournament in which both amateurs and professionals may compete, especially in golf and tennis. 1
- noun opened the open. the unenclosed or unobstructed country. the outdoors: Vacations in the open are fine for the entire family. the condition of being unconcealed, recognized, or publicly known: The scandal is now out in the open. 1
- noun opened Simple past tense and past participle of open. 1