getting 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of get open
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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