verb
Meaning 1
To begin operations; to set things in motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
open the ball
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History
Etymology
In reference to the start of dancing at a ball.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: pistää pyörät pyörimään — begin operations
- Finnish: aloittaa — begin operations
- French: ouvrir le bal — begin operations
- French: ouvrir la danse — begin operations
- Polish: rozpoczynać — begin operations
- Polish: rozpocząć — begin operations