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To open one's mouth wide, to gape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- 2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-trade/ During my first day in the woods, Raoul, the big alpha male of Rambo II, opened wide to show me his dagger-sharp canines, then sauntered by and swatted my calf with a stick—letting me know my place in the social order. (Low.)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, wide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Hungarian:
tát
— to fully open one's mouth
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Hungarian:
kitát
— to fully open one's mouth
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Māori:
tārera
— to fully open one's mouth
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Polish:
otwierać na oścież
— to fully open one's mouth
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Polish:
otworzyć na oścież
— to fully open one's mouth
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Vietnamese:
há mồm
— to fully open one's mouth
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Vietnamese:
há
— to fully open one's mouth
