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| VERB | 1 | straighten, unbend | Straighten up or out |
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| 2 | straighten, straighten out | Make straight | |
| 3 | straighten | Get up from a sitting or slouching position | |
| 4 | straighten, tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten out, square away | Put (things or places) in order | |
| 5 | straighten, roll out | Straighten by unrolling | |
| 6 | straighten | Make straight or straighter |
| Sounds | strey'tahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn... |
| Meaning | Straighten up or out. Make straight. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | unbend |
| Contrary | bend, flex |
| Broader | change posture |
| Meaning | Make straight. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | straighten out |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Narrower | untwist; unbend; extend; channelize, channelise; untwine; unweave; comb |
| Nouns | straightener |
| Meaning | Get up from a sitting or slouching position. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "The students straightened when the teacher entered" |
| Broader | change posture |
| Narrower | rear, rise up; draw up, pull up, straighten up |
| Meaning | Put (things or places) in order. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten out, square away |
| Broader | order |
| Narrower | make, make up; houseclean, clean house, clean |
| Meaning | Straighten by unrolling. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | roll out |
| Broader | unwind, disentangle |
| Meaning | Make straight or straighter. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | They straighten their hair |
| Examples | "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair" |
| Broader | arrange, set up |
| See also | straighten out; straighten out |
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