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STRAIGHTEN

Definition:

1. [verb] straighten up or out; make straight
   Synonyms: unbend
   
   
2. [verb] make straight
   Synonyms: out
   
   
3. [verb] get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered"
   
   
4. [verb] put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
   Synonyms: tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, out, square away
   
   
5. [verb] straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"
   Synonyms: roll out
   
   
6. [verb] make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"
   
   

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Related Words:

• untwist
• unbend
• extend
• channelize, channelise
• untwine
• unweave
• comb
• rear, rise up
• draw up, pull up, straighten up
• make, make up
• houseclean, clean house, clean

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