gets open

A form of get open — 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.

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of get open
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: gets open on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.