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getting open

getting open is the present participle and gerund 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 getting open

What is getting open the present participle and gerund of?
Getting open is the present participle and gerund of get open.

Words near getting open in the dictionary

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

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