Wide open

Common synonyms include: absolute, all out, at full blast, at full drive, at full speed, at full throttle.

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Completely open.
"The front door was wide open."
2
Having no laws or law enforcement. idiomatic
"It was a wide open frontier town before the railroad came."
3
Unsettled or unresolved. idiomatic
"The fate of the loan sailor is still wide open."
4
Vulnerable or unprotected. idiomatic
"He left himself wide open to criticism."
5
Without the presence of opponents nearby.
"He was wide open and scored easily after receiving the pass."

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6
Of the situation at the beginning of trading when there is a large spread between bids and asking prices.

"It was a bright, sunny morning, and the windows stood wide open."