open out verb3 •To expand, to widen, to unwrap, unfold or uncover, to spread out from a compact state.Once though the station the deep-throated exhaust of G.C.R. engines, and particularly the "Directors", could be heard in ascending crescendo as the drivers opened out to take the gradient. — 1954 •To facilitate wider access or expand options.The plan will open out the region for trade. •To increase the amount of air in an engine, such as by pressing on the accelerator to open a throttle plate or butterfly valve. formsopened out · opening out · opens out