open
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- noun
- /ˈoʊpən/
:
abierto
- He has also won all three British Opens in which he has played.
- U.S. Open
- an open section
And so that's what we've been building like events, Madrid Open, Barrett Jackson art show, etcetera.
- And so that's what we've been building like events, Madrid Open, Barrett Jackson art show, etcetera.
- She, of course, wouldn't play in the French Open because she didn't want to deal with the press.
- Dad, you know, I can't miss the US Open.
- And so he's playing in this Dubai Open.
- So you went to, it's called the Open, The Open, The Open.
Examples
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After winning his first Grand Slam title at the US Open, world No. 3.
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Sharapova rated her victory at the French Open as the best of the four Grand Slams.
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General Peterson has just entered you in the National Open.
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Sponsors have come and gone, but just how the U.S. Open will bounce back is anyone's guess.
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World champion Kelly Slater won his first U.S. Open title in front of tens of thousands of surf fans.
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Roger Federer confident heading into US Open: "It's going to take something special from my opponent to win."
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In 1995, Pete Sampras won the U.S. Open and Wimbledon.
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Marion Bartoli also reached her first US Open quarterfinal in her eleventh appearance in NY.
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This year, the winner of the tennis open received a cash prize and a trophy.
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She trained hard to qualify for the city open where both amateurs and professionals can compete.
Synonyms
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A sports competition where players or teams compete to win
Idioms
- Informal
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Stay half awake and watch for danger while you sleep because you are afraid
- Offensive
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To attack or punish someone suddenly and violently, often for something they did
- Offensive
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To show a company's private information to others, often during business talks
- Informal
To not pay attention and miss what is happening around you, for example because you are daydreaming
- Informal
To try to make something happen when it is already easy or people already agree
Compounds
- Literature
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A letter written to one person but published for everyone to read to make people notice a problem
- Specialized
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An operation where doctors open the chest to operate on the heart
- NSFW
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A marriage in which both partners allow each other to have sex with other people
- Literature
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An early election before the main vote where any registered voter can vote for candidates of only one party
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A way to let many countries trade equally with one country, used for China in the late 1800s
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A British university that offers part-time online and distance courses for adults, often without usual entry rules
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A fabric with threads placed far apart so small holes let light and air through
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A way of allowing foreign companies to trade on the same terms as local companies
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A common eye disease that slowly reduces side vision when eye fluid cannot drain
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A set of numbers between two points that does not include the end points
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Soldiers standing with wide spaces between ranks so an officer can walk between them for inspection
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A borrowing plan that lets you borrow up to a set limit and use it again as you repay
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A company that sells and buys back shares any time at a price based on its assets
- Archaic
A large hot oven that makes steel by heating metal on a shallow bed with flames above
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A way of making steel by melting iron and scrap metal in a large open furnace
How Inclusive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Open in sports uses the idea 'not closed' to mean 'open to all', so an open tournament lets both amateurs and professionals enter. That is why events called an Open allow wide entry.