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open(2)(dictionary)

open(2) (iou)



open noun. ME.
[Partly from OPEN verb, partly from OPEN adjective.]
I.
An aperture; = OPENING noun 2a. Now rare. ME.
An opportunity; = OPENING noun 6. Now rare. E18.
II. Open or unconcealed circumstances or condition. LME-M17.
the open:
a. Countryside or air without enclosures; ground without buildings, trees, cover, etc.; that part of the sea or river which is well away from land. E17.
D. H. Lawrence A miner could be seen washing himself in the open on this hot evening. L. McMurtry They would have a fine chance of catching them out in the open.
b. Public knowledge or notice; general attention. M20.
V. Brome Jung now came right out into the open and told Freud.
An open or clear space or expanse of ground. L18.
Electricity. An accidental break in the conducting path for a current. E20.
A competition, tournament, etc., which anyone can enter. E20.