wide open

Definitions

1. 1

   Completely open.

   • The front door was wide open.
   • It was a bright, sunny morning, and the windows stood wide open.
2. 2

   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 […]
3. 3

   Unsettled or unresolved.

   • The fate of the loan sailor is still wide open.
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   1. 4

      Vulnerable or unprotected.

      • He left himself wide open to criticism.
   2. 5

      Without the presence of opponents nearby.

      • He was wide open and scored easily after receiving the pass.
   3. 6

      Of the situation at the beginning of trading when there is a large spread between bids…

      Of the situation at the beginning of trading when there is a large spread between bids and asking prices.

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