Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get open

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.42 in modern English

Syllables
get open
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a player in a team sport, to evade defenders and thereby create a gap allowing another player to pass the ball to that player.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gets open (present, singular) getting open (participle, present) got open (past) got open (UK, participle) gotten open (US, participle)

Questions

What does get open mean?
Of a player in a team sport, to evade defenders and thereby create a gap allowing another player to pass the ball to that player.

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