To open one's mouth
,
to speak.
— To open up, to lay open; to discover; to disclose.
Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views into the character and condition of our "bold peasantry,
their country's pride."
Prof. Wilson. Open
(O"pen), v. i.
1. To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
Ps. cvi. 17. 2. To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.
3. To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.
4. (Sporting) To bark on scent or view of the game.