Open Up

Definition: Open Up

Open Up

Verb

1. Cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door".

2. Become available; "an opportunity opened up".

3. Make available, as of an opportunity; "This opens up new possibilities".

4. Open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students".

5. Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business".

6. Become open; "The door opened".

7. Talk freely and without inhibition.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Open Up

Beginning

Usher in; lead off, lead the way; take the lead, take the initiative; head; stand at the head, stand first, stand for; lay the foundations; (prepare); found; (cause); set up, set on foot, agoing, set abroach, set the ball in motion; apply the match to a train; broach; open up, open the door to.

Disclosure

Verb: disclose, discover, dismask; draw the veil, draw aside the veil, lift the veil, raise the veil, lift up the veil, remove the veil, tear aside the veil, tear the curtain; unmask, unveil, unfold, uncover, unseal, unkennel; take off the seal, break the seal; lay open, lay bare; expose; open, open up; bare, bring to light.

Crosswords: Open Up

Boy, don't make me open up a can of whoop-ass! (There's Something About Mary; writing credit: Ed Decter; John J. Strauss)

Open up, Valiant! (Who Framed Roger Rabbit; writing credit: Gary K. Wolf; Jeffrey Price)

If the sky were to suddenly open up, there would be no law, there would be no rule. (Donnie Darko; writing credit: Richard Kelly)

Open up. (PCU; writing credit: Adam Leff; Zak Penn)

If that's not a drop I'll open up a charge for you at Bloomingdale's. (The French Connection; writing credit: Ernest Tidyman)

I open up the curtains (I Did It; performing artist: Dave Matthews Band)

To open up my heart (Babylon; performing artist: David Gray)

It be the light, so open up (Music; performing artist: Erick Sermon)

Open up the door, won't you open up the door? (Feels Like The First Time; performing artist: Foreigner)

I can't go back cuz now I know how it feels to open up and breathe (Crowded Elevator(Scream 3 Soundtrack,Make Yourself Import); performing artist: Incubus)

Open Up Traci (1984)

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Books

• Hey Man Open Up and Live (reference)

• Scott Gomez: Open Up the Ice (New Wave) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Open Up & Say Awesome (reference)

• Open Up & Say...Ahh! (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Just wait 'till I open up. Credit: Library of Congress.

As the Presidential primaries open up!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Open up the wore end.

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Health

Once people know they can talk with you honestly, they may be more willing and able to open up and lend their support. (references)

Business

This could potentially open up a huge market for FGD equipment. (references)

The sector is beginning to open up though and VNPT monopoly has begun to change. (references)

This is likely to open up a world of opportunities for foreign renewable energy companies. (references)

Economic History

Jordan

However, the government is committed to open up the economy. (references)

Norway

These projects may open up opportunities for U.S. suppliers. (references)

Saudi Arabia

Capacity at local factories is increasing as more markets open up for export. (references)

Political Economy

BAHRAIN

The Government of Bahrain moved quickly to open up the life insurance business to foreign competition, although general insurance companies still require 51 percent Bahraini ownership. (references)

SAUDI ARABIA

Although parastatals still dominate economic output, there has been some movement by the Crown Prince to open up the economy to foreign investment and level the playing field for foreign investors. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "open up": open up one's heart ♦ open up the lens ♦ open up to smb. ♦ To open up. Additional references.

Afrikaans

oopmaak (open). (various references)

Albanian

zhbllokoj (free, release), hap (anatomize, cave, detect, dig, disclose, display, dissect, distribute, drive, expand, footstep, inaugurate, move, open, pace, peg, pitch, remove, roll out, spread, start, step, stretch, strew, turn down, turn on, unblock, unbolt, unbosom, uncap, unclasp, unclench, unclose, uncork, uncover, undo, undraw, unfurl, unhook, unlatch, unlock, unreel, unseal, unshutter, unwrap, walk), çel (bloom, blossom, dehisce, flower, hatch, unfold). (various references)

Bulgarian 

отварям вратата, отварям (blow in, break out, open, put up, tear open, throw in, throw open, turn on, unbolt, undo, unseal, unstop, unwrap). (various references)

Catalan

obrir (open). (various references)

Chinese 

辟 (dispel, monarch, royal), 闢 (dispel, emperor, king, monarch, royal), 開辟 (start), 開發 (exploit, to develop), 騁 (gallop, hasten, run), 張 . (various references)

Czech

otevřít si, zpřístupnit, zřídit (belabour, establish, institute, maul, raise, refit). (various references)

Danish

åbne (open). (various references)

Dutch

opensplijten (separate), openmaken (open, set abroach), openen (open), opendoen (open). (various references)

Esperanto

malfermi (open). (various references)

Faeroese

lata upp (open). (various references)

Finnish

aloittaa kirjanpito (to open up books of account, to set up the books, to set up the general ledger). (various references)

French

ouvrir (open), se déliter, s'animer, s'épanouir (open), frayer. (various references)

German

aufmachen (cut open, feature, get up, let out, loosen, make up, open, open out, opening, put up, to open up, uncap, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unstop, unzip). (various references)

Greek 

φτιάχνουμε ένα παράθυρο μέσα σε ένα CASING,είτε για να εκτρέψουμε το πηγάδι λόγω της παρουσίας στον πυθμένα ενός ψαριού,είτε για να προχωρήσου (a window is cut in a casing either to drill by i.e.deflect the well due to the presence of a fish at the bottom, or to open up a producing formation with view to a completion), άνοιγμα λογιστικών βιβλίων (to open up books of account, to set up the books, to set up the general ledger). (various references)

Hawaiian

hap (open). (various references)

Hungarian

felnyit (pry, to split open, unclose), felnyílik (dehisce, to trip). (various references)

Icelandic

opna (open). (various references)

Indonesian

membongkar (break in, burglar, demolish, disclose, dismantle, force open, pry, unload, unpack), membeber (reveal, unfurl). (various references)

Italian

aprire (begin, bloom, carve, open, prize, pry, put up, set up, slit, switch on, turn on, unhook, unlock). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

�'れ地�'�"く (to open up unbroken land), 切り起�"す (to open up waste land for cultivation), 切り開く (to clear, to cut through, to open up). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きりお�"す (to open up waste land for cultivation), きりひらく (to clear, to cut through, to open up), あれち�'ひらく (to open up unbroken land). (various references)

Manx

reurey (sink), jannoo toshiaght er, fosley (answer, answer door, broach as cargo; overture, broach; overture, burst, develop, disclose, disillusion, explode, introduction, lane, lane in ice field, open, open out, opening, orifice, passage, placket hole, slit, strike out, unbosom, unclench, unhook, unhook as clothing), cur er bun (engender, engineer, establish, inaugurate, instigate, launch, organize, put on, stage, start). (various references)

Papiamen

habri (open). (various references)

Pig Latin

openay upay

Polish

otwierać. (various references)

Portuguese

tornar acessível (approximate), abrir-se (confide, disclose, disembosom, draw off, unfold). (various references)

Romanian

deschide (break away, broach, commence, crack, cut, indict, lead, lead off, let in, open, start, uncork, unfasten, unfold, unlock, unseal, unstop). (various references)

Russian 

открыть (open, rediscover, unbar, unblock, unblocking), открывать (abroach, dedicate, detect, discover, lead off, open, reveal, turn on, uncap, unclose, uncover, undraw, unfold, unkennel, unlock, unshutter, unveil), обнаруживать (bring out, bring to light, catch out, chance on, detect, disclose, discover, display, find, find out, locate, manifest, reveal, revealed, rummage, uncurtain). (various references)

Scottish

fosgail (open). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

otvoriti (open, put up, unbar, unbolt, unclench, unfold), početi govor. (various references)

Spanish

abrir (beat, beat out, blast, break, cut open, dehisce, discover, draw, drive, expose, open, opening, pick, plough, plow, put up, set up, sharpen, shell, start, tread, tread down, turn on, turn up, unbar, unburden, uncurl, undo, unfold, zip, zip open, zip up). (various references)

Swedish

yppa sig (crop up), tala öppet, stänga (close, close down, fasten, lock, open, shut, stop), dra på (start up), öppna sig (open, part, unfold, yawn), öppna eld (loose off), öppna dörren, öppna (inaugurate, lay open, open, retrieve, tap, uncap, unclose, undo, unwrap, unzip). (various references)

Tagalog

buksán (open). (various references)

Turkish

açmak (bare, beat, bring up in conversation, bring up the subject, broach, cave, cave in, clear, clear away, clear off, clear up, cleave, cut, cut loose, dehisce, denude, dilate, dilute, disclose, disentangle, elaborate, evolve, expand, fade, inaugurate, institute, lay open, lead, lighten, loosen, loosen up, offer, open, open out, pass, put up, ring up, shake out, sharpen, site, spread, spread out, strip, switch on, thaw, thaw out, throw open, tint, turn on, turn up, unbind, unbosom, unburden, uncase, unclasp, uncloak, unclose, unclothe, uncoil, uncover, uncross, uncurl, undo, unfold, unfurl, unhitch, unlock, unloose, unpack, unpin, unplait, unroll, unseal, unsnarl, unstop, untangle, unthread, untie, untwine, untwist, unwind, unwrap, usher in, whet, whiten, wind). (various references)

Ukrainian

розірвати, розпукуватися (bud, dehisce, open, put forth), відкриватися (open, unclose). (various references)

Welsh

agor (expand, open). (various references)

Yucatec

he'bik (open). (various references)

laxa, laxabo, laxantes, laxate, laxati, patefacientes, patefactum. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: nope, open, peon, pepo, pone, pope, upon.

-3 letters: eon, one, ope, pen, pep, pop, pun, pup, upo.

-4 letters: en, ne, no, nu, oe, on, op, pe, un, up.

+2 letters: oppugned, oppugner, peponium, unpeople.

+3 letters: opportune, oppugners, peponiums, porcupine, uncropped, unopposed, unpeopled, unpeoples, unstopped, unstopper.

+4 letters: epiphanous, paperbound, porcupines, propounded, propounder, suppletion, unapproved, unpeopling, unprompted, unstoppers.

+5 letters: comeuppance, inopportune, opportunely, overpumping, oversupping, paperbounds, pluripotent, pneumograph, pompousness, presumption, propounders, scuppernong, superperson, superposing, superweapon, suppletions, suppression, unstoppable, unstoppered, unsupported.