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straighten

/'streɪtən/

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verb
put (things or places) in order
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clean up neaten square away straighten out tidy tidy up

type of:
order
verb
straighten up or out; make straight
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unbend

Opposite:

bend

type of:
change posture
verb
make straight
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straighten out

type of:
alter modify change
verb
straighten by unrolling
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roll out

type of:
disentangle unwind
verb
get up from a sitting or slouching position
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"The students straightened when the teacher entered"

type of:
change posture
verb
make straight or straighter
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"straighten hair"

type of:
set up arrange

Examples of straighten

"The students straightened when the teacher entered"
"straighten hair"