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UK
/stɹˈeɪtən/
]
[ US /ˈstɹeɪtən/ ]
[ US /ˈstɹeɪtən/ ]
VERB
-
get up from a sitting or slouching position
The students straightened when the teacher entered -
straighten by unrolling
roll out the big map - make straight
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make straight or straighter
Straighten this post
straighten hair -
put (things or places) in order
Tidy up your room! - straighten up or out; make straight
How To Use straighten In A Sentence
- He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things.
- Some may insist you sleep on mats on hard floors to straighten out the spine, but they are in a minority.
- The blow to his head must have concussed him, for he saw two middle-aged women straighten up and walk briskly to the I.V. unit.
- Pepe was careful to straighten his room before leaving.
- Lie flat, bend the knees, then straighten the legs upwards.
- I straightened and jumped back just as a sextet of black-and-white CinSims trouped in, fresh from the film and the farm. Silver Zombie
- The playful flirtation vanished from the dark woman's face in a flash and she straightened suddenly, firing a steel - cold glance my way.
- I ruffled my hair and straightened my collar. ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?: A Life Through the Movies
- Straighten the rivets, please.
- He tugged at his shirt cuffs, flicked lint from his lapels, and straightened his tie. NO BODY
