He opened the door wide.

Meaning: It describes the act of moving a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at an entrance to create a large distance from one side to the other.

Choice of Words: Opened means to move something so that there is a space or gap. Door is a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle. Wide means having a large distance from one side to the other. It means he moved the hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance so that there was a large distance from one side to the other.

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He flung the door open.

Meaning: This means that he opened the door quickly and with a lot of force. It's like saying, He moved the door quickly and with force so that it was completely open.

Choice of Words: Flung means to throw or move something quickly and with force. Door is a thing that you can open and close to enter or leave a building or room. Open means to move something so that it is no longer closed. When you put them together, "He flung the door open" means that he moved the door quickly and with force so that it was no longer closed.

He pushed the door open.

Meaning: This means that he opened the door by applying force to it. It's like saying, He applied force to the door so that it was completely open.

Choice of Words: Pushed means to apply force to something in order to move it. Door is a thing that you can open and close to enter or leave a building or room. Open means to move something so that it is no longer closed. When you put them together, "He pushed the door open" means that he applied force to the door in order to move it so that it was no longer closed.

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