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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