Verb: straighten strey-t(u)n
- Make straight
"She straightened the bent wire";
- straighten out
- (of a person) stop bending, stand straight up
"He straightened his back after lifting the heavy box";
- unbend
- Make straight or straighter
"Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"
- Get up from a sitting or slouching position
"The students straightened when the teacher entered"
- Put (things or places) in order
"straighten up your room!"; "We need to straighten out the garage";
- tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten out, square away [N. Amer], declutter
- Make flat by unrolling
"straighten the big map";
- roll out
Sounds like: straights, stighten, st
Derived forms: straightening, straightened, straightens
See also: unsnarl
Type of: alter, arrange, change, change posture, disentangle, modify, order, set up, unwind
Antonym: bend