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Verb: straighten up
  1. Straighten oneself
    "He straightened up when the teacher entered the room";
    - draw up, pull up
     
  2. Make neat and tidy
    "He straightened up his room before his parents arrived"

Derived forms: straightens up, straightening up, straightened up

Type of: straighten