Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English

Syllables: open up
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To open.

verb

verb

To bring up (a topic etc.).

Transitive verb

verb

To reveal (oneself); to share personal information about oneself; to become communicative.

verb

To commence a literal or figurative battery of attacks.

Intransitive verb

verb

To commence a literal or figurative battery of attacks.

Intransitive verb

verb

To commence a literal or figurative battery of attacks.

Intransitive verb

verb

To begin running, driving, travelling, etc., at maximum (or faster) speed.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Some vacancies have opened up due to retirements."
"Open up the door!"
"The executive pay gap is opening up again."
"Wilshire then opened up Everton's defence, but Van Persie lifted his finish over the onrushing Howard and also over the bar."
"The corridor gradually opened up into a triangular room."
"Much as one appreciates the beauty of these woodlands, it was good to learn that some discreet tree-felling may open up the view still further."

Usage

Inflected Forms

opens up (present, singular) opening up (participle, present) opened up (participle, past) opened up (past)

Phrases

open up a can of whoop ass open up the kimono

Synonyms

cheat out open pioneer

Questions

What does open up mean?: To open.

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