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Meaning straighten meaning

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Definitions in simple English

straighten Verb

— If you straighten a place up, you put everything in the right place. Can you straighten up in here, and make your bed? — If you straighten something, you make it straighter, less curved or irregular. He took a deep breath and straightened up before walking in. After going through the mountains, the road straightened out. She usually straightened her hair in the mornings.

straighten

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

Synonyms straighten synonyms

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straighten English » English

make straight straighten out adjust unbend stretch out level stretch correct straight align rectify flatten become straight arrange uncoil right redress make even amend aline true tidy up tidy stand up square away smooth set right roll out rise up put into order order neaten mount make strong make flat fix extend even out even off equalize direct develop climb clean up bend straight uprise unweave untwine untilt unravel

Topics straighten topics

What do people use straighten to talk about?
States Quality Shape

Straight
Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Tidy
Physical actions Posture

Move a part of the body
Physical actions Posture

Straight posture
Physical actions Posture

Bend down
Physical actions Arrange Tie

Tangle

Conjugation straighten conjugation

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straighten · verb

Examples straighten examples

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Simple sentences

Straighten your tie.
I can't straighten my right arm.
Straighten up.
Straighten your back!
Tom is likely to end up in prison if he doesn't straighten up.
I straighten my hair every morning.
I straighten my hair every day.
Straighten up!
We'll straighten everything out.
It'll take about a week to straighten out my affairs.
Straighten your legs.

Movie subtitles

I'll be right over here if either one of you guys decide to straighten up.
I can straighten that out in two seconds. Come in.
Things like this usually straighten themselves out.
And who'll straighten it out? Me, as usual!
The poor thing has had her life all mixed up but I've come over expressly to straighten it all out for her.
Madam, we would appreciate it if you'd straighten this matter out first.
Let me straighten this up.
Things will straighten themselves out. They always do.
Straighten yourself out with God.
Mr. Peabody, just step right inside, and we'll straighten this thing out.
You'll straighten it out for him.
Mr. O'Bannon has been man enough to try to straighten it out intelligently. And by heavens, you're going to do the same thing.
They kept me in Germany to straighten things out.
I'll straighten it out.
I can straighten that out in two seconds.
Oh, just straighten up this confusion.
Well, straighten up.
I've got so many things to straighten out.
They made a mistake and thought they could straighten it out like that.
You can't take a man who has been in the death house for five months. waiting, waiting, and straighten out his mind just like that.
With that kind of school, you could be financed, comfortably. by parents who will pay you to straighten out their boys.
Mr. Peabody, just step right inside, and we'll straighten this thing out. As a matter of fact, we don't make mistakes.
Look here, Julie, you and I have got to straighten things out.
I'm sure we can straighten it out, can't we?
Don't know what the trouble is. but I'll straighten it out in no time.
Straighten that painting.
Come on, straighten up.
I can straighten this thing out.
I'm trying to straighten out the accounts.
And who'll straighten it out? Me, as usual! All because of that hussy!
Now, straighten it out with Bucknall.
It's all right. I'll straighten it out.
Well, whatever it is, I hope you straighten it out before I get chronic indigestion.
But, while it's on my mind, Harry there's something we must straighten out. I've gone through enough with Beatrix over this.

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