open the face

verb

To turn the face of the bat outwards in order to hit the ball on the off side.

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Meanings

verbopen the face (third-person singular simple present opens the face, present participle opening the face, simple past and past participle opened the face)

present singular third person opens the face · participle present opening the face · participle past opened the face · past opened the face

  1. intransitiveball gamesTo turn the face of the bat outwards in order to hit the ball on the off side.
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APA

open the face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20the%20face

MLA

“open the face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20the%20face. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open the face,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20the%20face.

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