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gets open

gets open is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get open.

Meaning of get open

Verb

get 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)

  1. 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.
    • 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

Questions about gets open

What is gets open the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets open is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get open.

Words near gets open in the dictionary

  1. gets one's way
  2. gets one's wig split
  3. gets one's wires crossed
  4. gets oneself together
  5. gets onto
  6. gets open
  7. gets out
  8. gets out from under
  9. gets out of
  10. gets out of bed on the wrong side
  11. gets out of Dodge

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