get open

verb

Of a player in a team sport, to evade defenders and thereby create a gap allowing another player to pass the ball to that player.

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Meanings

verbget open (third-person singular simple present gets open, present participle getting open, simple past got open, past participle (UK) got open or (US) gotten open)

present singular third person gets open · participle present getting open · past got open · UK participle past got open · US participle past gotten open

  1. hobbiesOf a player in a team sport, to evade defenders and thereby create a gap allowing another player to pass the ball to that player.

    To get open on offense, you should cut to an open area or to the ball.

    2013, Don Zimmerman, Peter England, Men's Lacrosse, page 125
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    First, players should learn how to get open to receive the ball; then they need to master basic one-on-one moves with the ball.

    2009, National Basketball Coaches Association, NBA Coaches Playbook: Techniques, Tactics, and Teaching Points, page 19

    The quarterback hikes the ball, and it's the receiver's job to run around and get open until the ball comes his way.

    2010, Jim Dougherty, Brandon Castel, Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Football, page 50
Cite this entry
APA

get open. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20open

MLA

“get open.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20open. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get open,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20open.

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