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FLY OPEN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Come open suddenly

Example:

the doors flew open in the strong gust

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "fly open" is one way to...):

open; open up (become open)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

The doors fly open

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