wide open en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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Completely open.
The front door was wide open.
It was a bright, sunny morning, and the windows stood wide open.
1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
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(idiomatic) Having no laws or law enforcement.
It was a wide open frontier town before the railroad came.
One hundred thirty-eight sellers and buyers were jailed. Even efforts like that were to no avail in a wide-open town where rackets flourished […]
2001, Monroe Dodd, Christmastime in Kansas City, page 85:
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(idiomatic) Unsettled or unresolved.
The fate of the loan sailor is still wide open.
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(idiomatic) Vulnerable or unprotected.
He left himself wide open to criticism.
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Without the presence of opponents nearby.
He was wide open and scored easily after receiving the pass.
- Of the situation at the beginning of trading when there is a large spread between bids and asking prices.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more wide open | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| wide-open | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wider open | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most wide open | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| widest open | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
with arms wide open · with one's eyes wide open · blow wide open
Relateds
open season · open field · in the open · open wide
Translations (28)
sv vidöppen (open completely) · fi ammollaan (open completely) · sv laglös (lawless) · nb vidåpen (open completely) · pl odsłonięty (vulnerable) · fr grand ouvert (open completely) · el ορθάνοιχτος (open completely) · ca de bat a bat (open completely) · fi altis (vulnerable) · pl niepewny (unresolved) · pl samowolny (lawless) · sv vild (lawless) · izh ammillaa (open completely) · bg незащитен (vulnerable) · sv vidöppen (unresolved) · cs dokořán (open completely) · fi villi (lawless) · pl z szerokimi widełkami (spread between bid and ask) · fr incertain (unresolved) · pl otwarty na oścież (open completely) · sv vidöppen (vulnerable) · bg широко отворен (open completely) · fi apposen auki (open completely) · bg оспорван (unresolved) · es de par en par (open completely) · ru настежь (open completely) · fi avoinna (unresolved) · da vidåben (open completely)