Emily Dickinson Lexicon

O-PEN, v.i. [o'pn.]

1. To unclose itself; to be unclosed; to be parted. The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. Ps. cvi.
2. To begin to appear. As we sailed round the point, the harbor opened to our view.
3. To commence; to begin. Sales of stock opened at par.
4. To bark; a term in hunting.