straighten out English

Meaning straighten out meaning

What does straighten out mean?

straighten out

— verb (= iron out, put right) settle or put right we need to iron out our disagreements

— verb (= reform, see the light) change for the better The lazy student promised to reform the habitual cheater finally saw the light

— verb (= disentangle) extricate from entanglement Can you disentangle the cord?

— verb (= straighten) make straight

— verb (= tidy, tidy up) put (things or places) in order Tidy up your room!

— verb (= clear, clear up) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear Could you clarify these remarks? Clear up the question of who is at fault

Synonyms straighten out synonyms

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straighten out English » English

straighten

correct

sort out

stretch out

stretch

rectify

fix

become straight

unsnarl

tidy up

tidy

square away

reform

make right

iron out

extend

disentangle

clear up

clear

clean up

unweave

shed light on

see the light

put right

negociate

neaten

illuminate

enlighten

elucidate

crystallize

crystallise

crystalize

crystalise

bend straight

adjust

untwine

uncoil

true up

true

trowel

trace

straighten up

spell out

sort

solve

sober

smoothen

smooth out

smooth

skimcoat

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States Quality Shape

Straight

• What words refer to making something straight?
  straighten straighten out
• What words refer to something becoming straight?
  straighten straighten out

Physical actions Arrange Tie

Tangle

• What words refer to untangling something?
  untangle unravel comb out straighten out