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Definition open up in American English

open up phrasal verb

phrasal verb
Example

He opens up the drugstore every morning.

Example

Open up! This is the police!

Synonyms and related words
open up undo unlock
2

to talk more about your personal feelings and experiences

Example

It's taken a few months, but Katy is now starting to open up to me.

Synonyms and related words
show display manifest
3

if something opens up or you open it up, it opens from a folded position so that you can see its shape

Example

Look, the rose buds are beginning to open up.

Example

I opened up a folding chair for my grandmother.

Synonyms and related words
reshape open up shape
4

if a discussion opens up, or if you open it up, it becomes more general or starts to include more subjects

Example

I think we need to open up the discussion and ask members of the audience for their opinions.

Synonyms and related words
discuss consider talk
5

to make it easier to travel or do business in a country

Example

The building of canals opened up the interior of the country.

Example

China is opening up to foreign investment.

Synonyms and related words
centralise centralize decentralise
Example

Going freelance opens up all sorts of possibilities to you.

Example

New markets are opening up every day.

Synonyms and related words
let qualify encourage
7

to create a difference between the people or groups involved in something

Example

The issue of immigration has opened up deep divisions within the party.

Example

The Braves have opened up a three game lead over the second-place team.

Synonyms and related words
come between set against tear apart
8

to start shooting a gun

Example

He opened up on the crowd with an automatic rifle.

Synonyms and related words
aim at gunpoint cock
9

to cut into someone's body for medical reasons

Example

When they opened her up they found a huge tumor.

Synonyms and related words
anaesthetize anesthetize attend
Example

Donald wants to retire and open up a bookstore.

11

if something opens up, or if you open it up, it opens from a folded position so that you can see its shape

Example

The rose buds are beginning to open up.

Example

She opened her umbrella up at the first drops of rain.

Synonyms and related words
reshape open up shape
Definition open up in American English