Open
Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.
Tie up
Tie up verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Usage example: an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway
Both terms in one sentence
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It has six (not eight, but still many) limbs, its face can open up to reveal a spider-like maw, it has black, spider-like eyes when hunting, it can produce web (which it uses to tie up its human prey), and it is a carnivore.
Source: Film / Super 8
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Tie up and Open. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/tie_up
Open & Tie up. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/tie_up>.
Tie up or Open. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/tie_up.
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