ope

adjective1

1. •
   (dialect, literary) Open.

   • Arriving there, as did by chaunce befall, / He found the gate wyde ope […]. — 1596

exclamation1

1. •
   (US, Midwestern-US) An exclamation of surprise; oops.

   • Ope! Sorry about that.
   • Ope, let me just squeeze past ya there.

noun2

1. •
   An alley or narrow passage (an opening between houses, buildings, etc).

   • Tonkin's Ope
2. •
   (informal, slang) Clipping of operations, in terms of an organization.

verb1

1. •
   (dialect, literary) To open.

   • Ere I ope his letter, / I pray you, tell me how my good friend doth. — 1596

noun1

1. •
   Initialism of octylphenol ethoxylate.

   • The remaining 20% of the market consists of octylphenol ethoxylates (OPE) and other lesser-known alkylphenols. — 2008