·vi To bark on scent or view of the game.
II. Open ·adj Produced by an open string; as, an open tone.
III. Open ·vt To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.
IV. Open ·vt To Spread; to Expand; as, to open the hand.
V. Open ·noun Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.
VI. Open ·vi To Unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.
VII. Open ·adj Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s.
VIII. Open ·adj Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.
IX. Open ·vi To Expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.
X. Open ·vt To make known; to Discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, ·etc.
XI. Open ·adj Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect.
XII. Open ·adj Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an Engagement.
XIII. Open ·vi To Begin; to Commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.
XIV. Open ·adj Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs;
— said of vowels; as, the an far is open as compared with the a in say.
XV. Open ·vt To Disclose; to Reveal; to Interpret; to Explain.
XVI. Open ·adj Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt.
XVII. Open ·adj Not closed or stopped with the finger;
— said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.
XVIII. Open ·adj Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open.
XIX. Open ·vt To enter upon; to Begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open a case in court, or a meeting.
XX. Open ·adj Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, ·etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild;
— used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter.
XXI. Open ·adj Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.
XXII. Open ·adj Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous;
— applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, ·etc.
XXIII. Open ·vt To make or set open; to render free of access; to Unclose; to Unbar; to Unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter.
XXIV. Open ·adj Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;
— applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, ·etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, ·etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead.