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opens the ball

opens the ball is the third-person singular simple present indicative of open the ball.

Meaning of open the ball

Verb

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

  1. To begin operations; to set things in motion.
    • This is "commencement week" in "over-the-counter insurance" circles, the Whitman, Mass., savings bank having opened the ball with four applications made for $300 each by three prominent business men […]1908, The Standard, volume 62, page 553

Questions about opens the ball

What is opens the ball the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Opens the ball is the third-person singular simple present indicative of open the ball.

Words near opens the ball in the dictionary

  1. opens one's mind
  2. opens one's mouth
  3. opens out
  4. opens Pandora's box
  5. opens someone's eyes
  6. opens the ball
  7. opens the batting
  8. opens the door
  9. opens the floodgates
  10. opens the kimono
  11. opens the range

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