(of an institution or organization) To establish or originate
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To expose something that is wrapped or covered up
“Come, now, the children want to open up their presents.”
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.”
To excavate or dig out (a hole or hollow)
“They would go up into a mountain and open up a shaft to bootleg coal.”
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.”
To begin trading as a business
“We still had a few hours before the shop would open up for business.”
(informal) 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.”
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) To establish or originate
To be honest
To disclose or tell, usually something that has been hidden or kept secret
To tell, publish or report on information
To remove a stoppage
To restore from a compartmentalized state
To investigate in a systematic manner
To make less inhibited
To perform a surgical procedure
To let go off
To pierce or make a hole in something, typically to drain liquid or insert a screw
To accept or admit the existence or truth of
To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid
To settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony
To be or become wide open
To cut or stab with a knife or pointed tool
To start a computer system
To state a fact or belief forcefully or confidently
To put forward for discussion or consideration
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