reopenverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˌriːˈəʊ.pən/us/ˌriːˈoʊ.pən/If a place or business, etc. reopens or is reopened, it begins to operate, or it becomes open for people to use, after being closed for a period of time:
The museum has reopened after nearly two years of reconstruction.
He hung a sign on the door of the shop which said it would reopen at 11.00.
If a formal process or activity reopens or is reopened, it begins again or starts to be dealt with again after a period of time:
to reopen an enquiry/investigation
to reopen a debate/discussion
to reopen a legal case/file
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Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- crack
- let/set sth loose idiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosen your grip idiom
- open sb up
- pay (sth) out
- steam
- throw
- unbuckle
- uncap
- uncork
- undid
- undo
- unplug
- unroll
- unscrew
- untie
- unwind
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