STRAIGHTEN

• (verb) put (things or places) in order

  "Tidy up your room!"

  synonyms : clean up , neaten , square away , straighten out , tidy , tidy up

• (verb) make straight or straighter

  "Straighten this post", "straighten hair"

• (verb) make straight

  synonyms : straighten out

• (verb) straighten by unrolling

  "roll out the big map"

  synonyms : roll out

• (verb) get up from a sitting or slouching position

  "The students straightened when the teacher entered"

• (verb) straighten up or out; make straight

  synonyms : unbend

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