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Verb straighten has 6 senses
- straighten, unbend - straighten up or out; make straight
--1 is one way to change posture
Antonyms: bend, flex
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
- straighten, straighten out - make straight
--2 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- straighten - get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered"
--3 is one way to change posture
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
--4 is one way to order
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- roll out, straighten - straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"
--5 is one way to unwind, disentangle
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- straighten - make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"
--6 is one way to arrange, set up
Sample sentence:
They straighten their hair
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