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Past tense for to expose something that is wrapped or covered up
“Come, now, the children want to open up their presents.”
Past tense for to expand or spread out something that is furled or folded
“The buds begin to open up on all the orchard trees, and the air is sweet with music from the humming of the bees.”
Past tense for to excavate or dig out (a hole or hollow)
“They would go up into a mountain and open up a shaft to bootleg coal.”
Past tense for to speak one's mind openly and freely
“If she wanted to open up about her feelings, he figured she'd do so in her own time.”
Past tense for to begin trading as a business
“We still had a few hours before the shop would open up for business.”
(informal) Past tense for to cause to move at an increased or maximum speed
“It was a long ride, but I told myself that I wanted time to open up the car's engine, to let it cut loose after its time off the road.”
Past tense for to begin firing (weapons) at something or someone
“Machine guns open up on the convoy, and smoke grenades land in front of the trucks.”
(of an institution or organization) Past tense for to establish or originate
Past tense for to be honest
Past tense for to disclose or tell, usually something that has been hidden or kept secret
Past tense for to tell, publish or report on information
Past tense for to remove a stoppage
Past tense for to restore from a compartmentalized state
Past tense for to investigate in a systematic manner
Past tense for to make less inhibited
Past tense for to perform a surgical procedure
Past tense for to let go off
Past tense for to pierce or make a hole in something, typically to drain liquid or insert a screw
Past tense for to accept or admit the existence or truth of
Past tense for to gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid
Past tense for to settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony
Past tense for to be or become wide open
Past tense for to cut or stab with a knife or pointed tool
Past tense for to start a computer system
Past tense for to state a fact or belief forcefully or confidently
Past tense for to put forward for discussion or consideration
Fully extended or expanded
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