Verb
open up -
talk freely and without inhibition
be quiet ,
belt up ,
button up ,
clam up ,
keep mum ,
dummy up ,
shut up ,
close up refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
mouth ,
utter ,
verbalise ,
verbalize ,
speak ,
talk articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
open up -
cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
open
shut ,
close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
unbar remove a bar from (a door)
break open open with force; "He broke open the picnic basket"
click open open with a clicking sound; "These keys have clicked open many doors"
reopen open again or anew; "They reopened the theater"
unlock become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"
unbolt undo the bolt of; "unbolt the door"
unseal break the seal of; "He unsealed the letter"
uncork draw the cork from (bottles); "uncork the French wine"
jimmy ,
lever ,
prise ,
prize ,
pry hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"
gap ,
breach make an opening or gap in
lance open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"
open up -
become open; "The door opened"
open
shut ,
close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
change state ,
turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism" ; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
unfasten become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened"
fly open come open suddenly; "the doors flew open in the strong gust"
open up -
start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"
open
close down ,
shut down ,
close up ,
fold ,
close refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
found ,
launch ,
establish ,
set up smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"
open up -
make available; "This opens up new possibilities"
open
open up ,
open talk freely and without inhibition
afford ,
yield ,
give be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
open up -
open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"
pioneer
innovate ,
introduce put before (a body); "introduce legislation"
open up -
become available; "an opportunity opened up"
open
arise ,
come up result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
