straightenverb
uk/ˈstreɪ.tən/us/ˈstreɪ.ən/straighten verb (NOT CURVING)
[ I or T ] to become straight or to make something become straight:
He straightened his tie.
Her hair is naturally curly but she always straightens it.
The road straightens out after a few miles.
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Making things more or less smooth or straight
- bunch
- bunch (sth) up
- coarsen
- collapse
- creased
- crinkle
- crumple
- fold
- furl
- pucker
- pumice stone
- roll sth up
- roughen
- sand
- screw
- sleek
- sleek back/down
- smooth
- steady
- straighten up
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straighten verb (LEVEL)
[ T ] to make something level:
The picture fell while I was trying to straighten it.
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Making things more or less smooth or straight
- bunch
- bunch (sth) up
- coarsen
- collapse
- creased
- crinkle
- crumple
- fold
- furl
- pucker
- pumice stone
- roll sth up
- roughen
- sand
- screw
- sleek
- sleek back/down
- smooth
- steady
- straighten up
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straighten verb (TIDY)
[ T ] to make something tidy:
She stood up and straightened her clothes.
Pepe was careful to straighten his room before leaving.
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Cleaning & tidying places & things
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- brush
- char
- clean (sb/sth) up
- freshen (sb/sth) up
- going-over
- Hoover
- housekeeping
- housework
- shampoo
- spit
- straighten sth out
- straighten sth up
- tidy sth away
- vac
- vacuum
- valet
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Phrasal verb(s)
straighten sb out
straighten sth out
straighten up
straighten sth up