open sb up
informal — phrasal verb with open /ˈəʊ.pən/
/ˈoʊ-/ verb Definition
› to do a medical operation on someone to see inside their body: When they opened her up, they couldn't find anything wrong with her.Unfastening and openingSurgery
(Definition of open sb up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -breaker suffix (USE FORCE)
- crack verb (GET INTO)
- gape verb (OPEN)
- let/set sth loose idiom
- loosen verb (LESS TIGHT)
- loosen verb (NOT FIXED)
- loosen your grip idiom
- release verb (MAKE FREE)
- steam verb
- tease sth out phrasal verb (SEPARATE)
- the earth/ground/floor opens idiom
- throw sth open phrasal verb (OBJECT)
- unbuckle verb
- uncork verb
- unfold verb (OPEN)
- unlock verb
- unpick verb (SEWING)
- unroll verb
- unscrew verb (LID)
- unscrew verb (SCREWS)
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Unfastening and opening
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