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   Straight·en

   /ˈstrātn/

   

   verb

   • 1. make or become straight: "she helped him straighten his tie" Similar make straightalignadjustarrangerearrangetidymake tidyneatenspruce upuncoilunkinkuncurl
   • ▪ make tidy or put in order again: "he sat down at his desk, straightening his things that Lee had moved" Similar put/set rightsort outiron outclear upsettleresolvefind a solution toput in ordertidy upregulateregularizerectifyrepairremedydisentangleunravelunsnarluntangleinformal:patch upOpposite confusecomplicate
   • ▪ stand or sit erect after bending: "he straightened up, using the bedside table for support" Similar stand upstand up straightstand uprightstraighten one's backOpposite bend over
   • ▪ (of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft) stop turning and move in a straight line.

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   • 1. straightener noun

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   What does straighten mean?

   • Spent day in camp trying to straighten things out: the personal, the strategical and the administrative arrangements. Straighten definition: to make or become straight in direction, form, position, character, conduct, condition, etc. (often followed by up or out).. See examples of STRAIGHTEN used in a sentence.

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   What does straighten up mean?

   • [VERB noun] If you are standing in a relaxed or slightly bent position and then you straighten, you make your back or body straight and upright . The three men straightened and stood waiting. [VERB] Straighten up means the same as straighten . He straightened up and slipped his hands in his pockets. [VERB PARTICLE]

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   What does straighten a problem mean?

   • 1. To resolve (a confusion or conflict). 2. To make less confused or troubled: tried to straighten out the problem student. straight′en·er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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