Specific ways of opening a window

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As far as I know, to open a window simply means to move the respective sash away, so that air may blow through (yeah, I know it's a clumsy defintiton).

Is there a specific verb which would describe opening a window in the way the first window (from left) in the image is opened? My intuition is to tilt out, but I have never seen it used in this way
Similarly, is there a specific verb describing the way the second window in the image is open?

To "swing the window open", maybe? Saying that someone "swung the window open/closed/wide" is reasonably common. — stangdon, Commented Jun 9, 2016 at 14:28
@stangdon: Does swinging the window result into window being open in tilt position? — user22237, Commented Jun 9, 2016 at 14:31
Well, to swing just means "to move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis." So you could swing it open, which would result in it being open (whatever position that would mean for that particular window), or swing it closed, which would result in it being closed. — stangdon, Commented Jun 9, 2016 at 14:35
@stangdon: I was asking how do I, for instance, ask someone to open a window in a way, that would result into window being tilt, specifically. — user22237, Commented Jun 9, 2016 at 14:37
You can say, for any of the three windows, or a car window, Crack the window, which means to open the window just a bit. See American Heritage Dictionary verb, transitive, definition 3. — Alan Carmack, Commented Jun 9, 2016 at 17:00

Usernew · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-09 15:02:43Z

I find it hard to imagine a situation where you would need to specify the way to open different types of windows. Well, If that doesn't matter, simply say "close/open the window(s)."

But if you are, say, teaching young kids to open the windows, then you might really need to describe the way you open a specific type of window.

For the first type of window, say "tilt" or "tilt inward/outward."

For the second type of window, say "swing."

For the Third type of window, say "slide vertically/horizontally"

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