straighten
/'streitn/
Definition
- Verb:
- To make something straight or straighter: To change something from a bent, curved, or crooked position into a straight line or form.
- To put things or places in order: To organize or tidy an area by arranging things neatly.
- To rise to a standing or upright posture: To move from a sitting, slouching, or bending position to an erect one.
Usage Examples
- To make something straight:
- She used an iron to straighten her hair.
- He tried to straighten the bent nail with a hammer.
- To put things in order:
- Please straighten your room before the guests arrive.
- I need to straighten the books on the shelf.
- To rise to an upright posture:
- The soldier was ordered to straighten up.
- He straightened when he heard his name called.
Advanced Usage
- "straighten out":
- To resolve a problem or misunderstanding: They had a meeting to straighten out the confusion about the schedule.
- To make something straight: Can you help me straighten out this tangled wire?
- "straighten up":
- To stand up straight or improve one's posture: Straighten up! Don't slouch at the table.
- To tidy or clean an area thoroughly: We need to straighten up the garage this weekend.
Variants and Related Words
- Straight (adj): Extending uniformly in one direction without a curve or bend.
- Draw a straight line.
- Straightener (n): A tool or device used for making something straight.
- A hair straightener.
Synonyms
- Align: To arrange things in a straight line or correct relative position.
- Neaten: To make something tidy or orderly.
- Unbend: To make something straight from a bent position.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Straighten away: To correct or resolve something quickly.
- Let me straighten away this misunderstanding.
- Straighten up and fly right: An idiom meaning to start behaving properly or responsibly.
- It's time for you to straighten up and fly right.
Related Idioms
- Get something straight: To understand a situation or fact clearly.
- Let me get this straight: you want to leave now?
- Keep a straight face: To manage not to laugh or smile.
- The joke was so funny it was hard to keep a straight face.
Verb
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make straight or straighter
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Straighten this post
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straighten hair
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straighten by unrolling
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roll out the big map
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put (things or places) in order
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Tidy up your room!
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get up from a sitting or slouching position
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The students straightened when the teacher entered
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make straight
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straighten up or out; make straight
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