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Straighten

Straighten Meaning & Definition
Straighten Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Straighten?

[v] put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
[v] make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"
[v] make straight
[v] straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"
[v] get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered"
[v] straighten up or out; make straight

Synonyms | Synonyms for Straighten: clean up | neaten | roll out | square away | straighten out | straighten out | tidy | tidy up | unbend

Related Terms | Find terms related to Straighten:

See Also | alter | arrange | change | change posture | channelise | channelize | clean | clean house | clear | clear up | comb | crystalise | crystalize | crystallise | crystallize | disentangle | disentangle | draw up | elucidate | enlighten | extend | houseclean | illuminate | make | make up | order | pull up | rear | rise up | set up | shed light on | sort out | straighten up | unbend | unsnarl | untwine | untwist | unweave | unwind

Straighten In Webster's Dictionary

\Straight"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Straighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straighting}.] 1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form. 2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account. {To straighten one's face}, to cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.
\Straight"en\, v. t. A variant of {Straiten}. [Obs. or R.]

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