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Meaning of 'straighten' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Straighten [ v. t.]
- To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
- To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account.
- A variant of Straiten.

Meaning of 'straighten' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . straighten [ v]
Meaning (1):
- straighten by unrolling
Example in sentence:
  • roll out the big map
Meaning (2):
- make straight or straighter
Example in sentence:
  • straighten hair;
  • Straighten this post
Meaning (3):
- get up from a sitting or slouching position
Example in sentence:
  • The students straightened when the teacher entered
Meaning (4):
- put (things or places) in order
Example in sentence:
  • Tidy up your room!

Nearby Words:

strabism strabismometer strabismus strabotomy straddle straddled straddling stradometrical straggle straggled

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