wide-open

wide-o·pen

(wīd′ō′pən)adj.1. Completely open: a wide-open door.2. Being without laws or law enforcement: a wide-open frontier town.

wide-open

adj (wide open when postpositive) 1. open to the full extent2. (postpositive) exposed to attack; vulnerable3. uncertain as to outcome4. (Law) informal US (of a town or city) lax in the enforcement of certain laws, esp those relating to the sale and consumption of alcohol, gambling, the control of vice, etc

wide′-o′pen

adj. 1. opened to the full extent: a wide-open window. 2. lacking laws or strict enforcement of laws concerning liquor, vice, gambling, etc.: a wide-open town. [1850–55]

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Adj.	1.	wide-open - open wide; "left the doors wide-open"open, unfastened - affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"
	2.	wide-open - lax in enforcing laws; "a wide-open town"lawlessunlawful - contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"

wide-open

adjective1. outspread, spread, outstretched, splayed, fully open, fully extended, gaping He came towards her with his arms wide open in welcome.2. unprotected, open, exposed, vulnerable, at risk, in danger, susceptible, defenceless, in peril The virus leaves the body wide open to infection.3. uncertain, unsettled, unpredictable, up for grabs (informal), indeterminate, anybody's guess (informal) The match was still wide open at half-time.

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adj lax in enforcing laws

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