straighten

IPA: strˈeɪtʌn

verb

  • (transitive) To cause to become straight.
  • (intransitive) To become straight.
  • (transitive) To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
  • (transitive) To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
  • (transitive, slang) To bribe or corrupt.
  • (intransitive) To stand up, especially from a sitting position.
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Examples of "straighten" in Sentences

  • Straighten up and get better posture.
  • The route straightens out to the north.
  • The project straightened a curve along the highway.
  • Somebody has to straighten the deck chairs on the Titanic.
  • Wikipedia is the ideal place to straighten out the problem.
  • Straighten the leg at the knee, pushing the heel out in front.
  • Ask the casualty to bend and straighten the fingers and elbows.
  • It came across the page and tryed to straighten out the references.
  • The primary function of the extensors is to straighten out the digits.
  • Hopefully the bureaucrats can straighten out the error with the edits.

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