1. Made open or clear
   "the newly opened road"
    
2. Not sealed or having been unsealed
   "the opened package lay on the table";
   - open
    
3. Used of mouth or eyes
   "his mouth slightly opened";
   - open

1. Cause to allow entrance or exit; allow entry after being shut
   "Mary opened the car door";
   - open up
    
2. Become open
   "The door opened"; "The flower opened up in the morning sun";
   - open up
    
3. Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
   "open a business"; "The new store will open up next week";
   - open up
    
4. Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
   "He opened the meeting with a long speech"
    
5. Spread out or open from a closed or folded state
   "open the map";
   - unfold, spread, spread out
    
6. Make available
   "This opens up new possibilities";
   - open up
    
7. Become available
   "an opportunity opened up";
   - open up
    
8. Provide entry or access to
   "The bedrooms open into the hall"
    
9. Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
   "She opened the document on her laptop"; "He opened the web browser"
    
10. (chess) make the opening move
    "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"

See also: agape, agaze, gaping, open, pioneer, staring, unsealed, wide, wide-eyed, yawning

Type of: afford, alter, arise, be, begin, change, change state, come up, commence, display, embark on, exhibit, exist, expose, get, get down, give, go, modify, move, set about, set out, start, start out, start up, turn, undo, yield

Antonym: close, close up, fold

Encyclopedia: Opened, But Hardly Touched