straighten (redirected from straightening up)

straight·en  (strtn)

tr. & intr.v. straight·ened, straight·en·ing, straight·ens

To make or become straight or straighter.

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straighten·er n.

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straighten

Verb

(sometimes foll. by up, out)

1. to make or become straight

2. to make (something) neat or tidy

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	straighten - straighten up or out; make straight unbend change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
	2.	straighten - make straight straighten out alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" untwist - cause to become untwisted unbend - free from flexure; "unbend a bow" extend - open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?" channelise, channelize - cause to form a channel; "channelize a stream" untwine - undo what has been twined together; "untwine the strings" unweave - undo strands that have been woven together comb - straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"
	3.	straighten - get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered" rear, rise up - stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" straighten up, draw up, pull up - straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior" change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture
	4.	straighten - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" clean up, neaten, square away, tidy, tidy up, straighten out make up, make - put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room" order - bring order to or into; "Order these files" clean house, houseclean, clean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
	5.	straighten - straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" roll out unwind, disentangle - separate the tangles of
	6.	straighten - make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair" arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, shed light on, sort out, crystallize, elucidate, illuminate, enlighten, straighten out, clear up, clear - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"

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straighten

verb neaten, arrange, tidy (up), order, spruce up, smarten up, put in order, set or put to rights

straighten something out sort out, resolve, put right, settle, correct, work out, clear up, rectify, disentangle, unsnarl

Translations

straighten [ˈstreɪtn] vt (also: straighten out) → enderezar, poner derecho;

to straighten things out → poner las cosas en orden

straighten [ˈstreɪtn] straight vt → ajuster [+ bed]; arranger

straighten out vt (fig) → débrouiller;

to straighten things out → arranger les choses

straighten up vi (= stand up) → se redresser (= tidy); ranger

straighten [ˈstreɪtn] straight vt (skirt, sheet etc) → gerade ziehen

straighten out straight vt (fig) → klären

straighten [ˈstreɪtn] vt (also: straighten out) → raddrizzare;

to straighten things out → mettere le cose a posto