open up
English
Verb
open up (third-person singular simple present opens up, present participle opening up, simple past and past participle opened up)
- (intransitive, transitive) To open.
- Some vacancies have opened up due to retirements.
- Open up the door!
- (intransitive) To reveal oneself; to share personal information about oneself; to become communicative.
- After three hours of questioning, he finally opened up.
- (intransitive) To commence firing weapons.
- As the convoy entered the pass, we opened up on them with everything we had.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of the sky) To rain.
- The sky has really opened up, I've never seen this much rain!
Translations
to open
to become communicative
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to commence firing weapons
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Anagrams
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