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21straighten up — verb a) To become straight, or straighter bank the big cruiser into the first of a series of corners, make a few quick left, right, left transitions, then the road straightens up for a stretch... b) to steer straight He said As I came out of the… …
22straighten — Synonyms and related words: adjust, arrange, clean up, clear up, correct, disentangle, neaten, organize, put in order, rearrange, rectify, reform, rehabilitate, reorganize, resolve, settle, sort out, spruce up, straighten out, tidy up, uncurl,… …
23straighten up — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make neat] Syn. tidy, arrange, fix; see clean , straighten . 2. [To stand up] Syn. rise up, arise, be upright; see rise 6 , stand 1 …
24straighten\ up — v To put in order; make neat. Vic had to straighten up his room before he could go swimming. Mrs. Johnson straightened up the house before company came. Compare: pick up(6b), square away …
25straighten up — see straighten 2) …
26straighten up — put in order, clean up He had to straighten up the house before inviting his parents over for dinner …
27straighten up — (of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft) stop turning and move in a straight line. → straighten …
28straighten — verb 1》 make or become straight. ↘stand or sit erect after bending. 2》 (straighten up) (of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft) stop turning and move in a straight line. Derivatives straightener noun …
29straighten up — to start behaving in a more acceptable or correct way. If you don t straighten up, I m going to suspend you from this school …
30straighten — verb 1) Rory straightened his tie Syn: make straight, adjust, arrange, rearrange, (make) tidy, spruce up 2) we must straighten things out with Violet Syn: put/set right, sort out, clear up, settle, resolve …
