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open the ball
open the ball
synonyms
get the ball rolling
start
set upon
start up
carry out
trigger
make the first move
go
set about
get on
work
rock and roll
launch
proceed
operate
process
set forward
put into effect
station
execute
begin
constitute
function
spark off
get started
open its doors
play
set on foot
do
get the show on the road
activate
make do
set out
institute
implement
run
set in motion
lay
go ahead
ring up the curtain
take effect
undertake
hold
be
concert
move
catch
take
cut out
raise
open the ball
definitions
verb
To begin operations; to set things in motion.