Thesaurus: straighten

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1. v. t. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
2. v. t. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account.
3. v. t. A variant of Straiten.
4. v. straighten up or out; make straight
5. v. make straight
6. v. get up from a sitting or slouching position
7. v. put (things or places) in order
8. v. straighten by unrolling
9. v. make straight or straighter
10. 1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form. 2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account. To straighten one's face, to cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features. A variant of Straiten. [Obs. or R.]
11. A variant of Straiten. [Obs. or R.]
12. v:100 v. straighten up or out; make straight v. make straight v. get up from a sitting or slouching position v. make straight or straighter