straighten

v. make straight; put in order, make right; become straight

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Verb
1. straighten up or out; make straight
(synonym) unbend
(antonym) bend, flex
(hypernym) change posture
2. make straight
(synonym) straighten out
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) untwist
(derivation) straightener
3. get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered"
(hypernym) change posture
(hyponym) rear, rise up
4. put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
(synonym) tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten out, square away
(hypernym) order
(hyponym) make, make up
5. straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"
(synonym) roll out
(hypernym) unwind, disentangle
6. make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"
(hypernym) arrange, set up
(see-also) disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out

v. narovnat (se); napřímit (se); vyjasnit co

Czas. prostować; prostować się

(v. t.)
To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
  

(v. t.)
To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account.
  

(v. t.)
A variant of Straiten.