Definition of straightened Straightened
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What does straightened mean?
Part of speech
🔤- straightened, verb, past participle of straighten (infinitive).
- straightened, verb, past simple of straighten (infinitive).
WordNet
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| straighten - make straight | ||
| straighten out | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| untwist cause to become untwisted | ||
| unbend release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information" | ||
| extend increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" | ||
| channelise, channelize cause to form a channel; "channelize a stream" | ||
| untwine undo what has been twined together; "untwine the strings" | ||
| unweave undo strands that have been woven together | ||
| comb smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" | ||
| straighten - make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair" | ||
| arrange, set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" | ||
| unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" | ||
| shed light on, elucidate, crystallise, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, crystalise, crystalize, crystallize, clear up, straighten out, clear give spiritual insight to; in religion | ||
| straighten - get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered" | ||
| change posture undergo a change in bodily posture | ||
| rise up, rear stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" | ||
| straighten up, pull up, draw up come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" | ||
| straighten - straighten up or out; make straight | ||
| unbend | ||
| flex, bend cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" | ||
| change posture undergo a change in bodily posture | ||
| straighten - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" | ||
| tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten out, square away | ||
| order place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically" | ||
| make up, make apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning" | ||
| clean house, houseclean, clean clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week" | ||
| straighten - straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" | ||
| roll out | ||
| unwind, disentangle reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- straighten (Verb)
To cause to become straight. - straighten (Verb)
To become straight. - straighten (Verb)
To put in order; to sort; to tidy up . - straighten (Verb)
To clarify a situation or concept to an audience. - straighten (Verb)
To bribe or corrupt. - straighten (Verb)
To stand up , especially from a sitting position.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- straighten (v. t.)
To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form. - straighten (v. t.)
To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account. - straighten (v. t.)
A variant of Straiten.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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straighten
To cause to become straight.
Part of speech
🔤- straighten, verb, present, 1st person singular of straighten (infinitive).
- straighten, verb (infinitive).
