open up

1. Cause to open or to become open (synset 201348685)
   "Mary opened the car door"
   causes: open, open up - become open
   subtypes:

   • unbar - remove a bar from (a door)
   • break open - open with force
   • click open - open with a clicking sound
   • reopen - open again or anew
   • unlock - open the lock of
   • unbolt - undo the bolt of
   • unseal - break the seal of
   • uncork - draw the cork from (bottles)
   • jimmy, lever, prise, prize, pry - to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
   • breach, gap - make an opening or gap in
   • lance - open by piercing with a lancet
   same as: open
2. Become available (synset 200541181)
   "an opportunity opened up"
   is a type of: arise, come up - result or issue
   same as: open
3. Make available (synset 200541016)
   "This opens up new possibilities"
   causes: open, open up - become available
   is a type of: afford, give, yield - be the cause or source of
   same as: open
4. Open up an area or prepare a way (synset 201648963)
   "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"
   is a type of: innovate, introduce - bring something new to an environment
   same as: pioneer
5. Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning (synset 202431018)
   "open a business"
   subtypes: establish, found, launch, set up - set up or found
   same as: open
6. Become open (synset 201349486)
   "The door opened"
   is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
   subtypes:

   • unfasten - become undone or untied
   • fly open - come open suddenly
   same as: open
7. Talk freely and without inhibition (synset 201043170)
   is a type of: mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize - express in speech

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