"get open" meaning in English

See get open in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gets open [present, singular, third-person], getting open [participle, present], got open [past], got open [UK, participle, past], gotten open [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> open}} get open (third-person singular simple present gets open, present participle getting open, simple past got open, past participle (UK) got open or (US) gotten open)
  1. (sports) Of a player in a team sport, to evade defenders and thereby create a gap allowing another player to pass the ball to that player. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-get_open-en-verb-ParKjajV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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