straighten

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also straighten out

verb

1. To make even, smooth, or level: even¹, flat, flatten, level, plane², smooth. See smooth/rough.
2. To make or keep (an area) clean and orderly. clean (up), clear (up), neaten (up), police, spruce (up), tidy (up). See order/disorder.

phrasal verb - straighten out

To bring (something) into a state of agreement or accord: reconcile, rectify, resolve, settle, smooth over. See agree/disagree.

v

Definition: put in neat or aligned order
Antonyms: bend, complicate, confuse, curve, move, twist

IN BRIEF: v. - Put (things or places) in order; To remove crooks, bends, or curvatures.

A tree that grows crooked will never straighten its trunk. — Unknown

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verb
verb

1: to straighten up To adopt an honest way of life, to 'go straight'. (1907 —) .

2: trans. To bribe or corrupt; often followed by out. (1923 —) .
J. O'connor I didn't fancy being in the hands of the Wiltshire police. I couldn't straighten them, but I had one in London straightened (1976).

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See words rhyming with "straightener."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - glatte ud, rette, rette op, rette ud, bringe i orden
v. intr. - blive lige, blive glattet ud, komme i orden

Nederlands (Dutch)
recht maken, in orde maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - tendre, redresser, ajuster, refaire, refaire (en ligne droite), défriser (les cheveux), arrondir, se redresser, se faire refaire (le nez), se faire redresser (les dents), mettre qch en ordre, mettre de l'ordre sur
v. intr. - ajuster, refaire, se redresser

Deutsch (German)
v. - geradeziehen, glätten, in Ordnung bringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ευθυγραμμίζω/-ομαι, ισιώνω, ορθώνω, τακτοποιώ, συγυρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
raddrizzare, spianare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - endireitar, esticar

Русский (Russian)
выпрямлять, разгибаться, разобраться (в чем-л.), исправляться, приводить в порядок, начинать вести честный, добропорядочный образ жизни

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - enderezar, ordenar, arreglar, poner bien, poner en orden
v. intr. - enderezarse, reformar (uno) su vida, costumbres, etc.

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - räta på, rikta, sträcka ut, räta ut sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
弄直, 整顿, 使正确, 直起来, 好转, 改正

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 弄直, 整頓, 使正確
v. intr. - 直起來, 好轉, 改正

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 곧게 하다, ~을 정리하다
v. intr. - 바르게 되다, 정돈되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 真っ直にする, 正す, 整頓する, まともにする, 整理する, きちんとする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعدل, يصحح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮יישר, סידר‬
v. intr. - ‮התיישר‬

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