1. Straighten up or out; make straight
   - unbend 
2. Make straight
   - straighten out 
3. Get up from a sitting or slouching position
   "The students straightened when the teacher entered" 
4. Put (things or places) in order
   - tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten out, square away 
5. Straighten by unrolling
   - roll out 
6. Make straight or straighter
   "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"

Sounds like: straiten

Derived forms: straightened, straightening, straightens

See also: straighten out, straightener

Type of: alter, arrange, change, change posture, disentangle, modify, order, set up, unwind

Antonym: bend

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