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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 involuntarilyplay

  Familiarity information: FALL OPEN used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FALL OPEN (verb)


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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