• information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the Open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
• where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the Open air"; "camping in the Open"
• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the Open"
• make available; "This Opens up new possibilities"
• become available; "an opportunity Opened up"
• make the Opening move; "Kasparov Opened with a standard Opening"
• cause to Open or to become Open; "Mary Opened the car door"
• become Open; "The door Opened"
• spread out or Open from a closed or folded state; "Open the map"; "spread your arms"
• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
• afford access to; "the door Opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He Opened the meeting with a long speech"
• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "Open a business"
• have an Opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms Open into the hall"
• ready for business; "the stores are Open"
• not having been filled; "the job is still Open"
• receptive to new ideas; "an Open mind"; "Open to new ideas"
• Opened out; "an Open newspaper"
• relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals; "in Open country"; "the Open countryside"; "Open waters"; "on the Open seas"
• sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be Open with me"
• Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an Open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"
• lax in enforcing laws; "an Open town"
• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an Open tone"; "her natural and Open response"
• affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"
• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an Open door"; "they left the door Open"
• affording free passage or access; "Open drains"; "the road is Open to traffic"; "Open ranks"
• used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes Open"; "his mouth slightly Opened"
• having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an Open boat"; "an Open fire"; "Open sports cars"
• used of string or hole or pipe of instruments
• of a set; containing points whose neighborhood consists of other points of the same set, or being the complement of an Open set; of an interval; containing neither of its end points
• Open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"
• Open to or in view of all; "an Open protest"; "an Open letter to the editor"
• with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "Open to the weather"; "an Open wound"
• accessible to all; "Open season"; "an Open economy"
• not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already Open"; "the Opened package lay on the table"
• without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "Open disregard of the law"; "Open family strife"; "Open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"
• not secret; "Open plans"; "an Open ballot"
• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an Open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined"
• (of textures) full of small Openings or gaps; "an Open texture"; "a loose weave"
• possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "Open to interpretation"; "an issue Open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
• not defended or capable of being defended; "an Open city"; "Open to attack"

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