Dictionary definition · open up
verb
- cause to open or to become open"Mary opened the car door"
- become available"an opportunity opened up"
- make available"This opens up new possibilities"
- open up an area or prepare a way"She pioneered a graduate program for women students"
- start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning"open a business"
- become open"The door opened"
- talk freely and without inhibition
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).