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FALL OPEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fall open mean?
• FALL OPEN (verb)
The verb FALL OPEN has 1 sense:
1. open involuntarily
Familiarity information: FALL OPEN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Open involuntarily
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
drop open; fall open
Context example:
Her jaw dropped
Hypernyms (to "fall open" is one way to...):
drop; drop down; sink (fall or descend to a lower place or level)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
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