straight·en (str t n)tr. & intr.v. straight·ened, straight·en·ing, straight·ens To make or become straight or straighter. straight en·er n. |
straighten [ˈstreɪtən]
vb (sometimes foll by up or out)
1. to make or become straight
2. (tr) to make neat or tidy straighten your desk
straightener n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  straighten - straighten up or out; make straightchange posture - undergo a change in bodily posture |
| 2. | straighten - make straight 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" 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!" order - bring order to or into; "Order these files" | |
| 5. | straighten - straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" 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" |
straighten
verb neaten, arrange, tidy (up), order, spruce up, smarten up, put in order, set or put to rights She looked in the mirror and straightened her hair.
straighten something out sort out, resolve, put right, settle, correct, work out, clear up, rectify, disentangle, unsnarl My sister had come in with her common sense and straightened things out.
straighten up stand upright, stand up, stand up straight, straighten your back He straightened up and slipped his hands in his pockets.
Translations
straighten [ˈstreɪtn]
A. VT [+ wire, nail] (also straighten out) → enderezar; [+ picture, tie, hat] → poner derecho, enderezar; [+ tablecloth] (= arrange) → poner bien; (= smooth out) → alisar; [+ hair] → alisar; [+ hem] → igualar (also straighten up) [+ room, house] → ordenar, arreglar; [+ papers] → ordenar
to have one's teeth straightened → ponerse bien los dientes
to straighten one's shoulders → poner la espalda erguida or recta or derecha
to straighten one's back → ponerse derecho or erguido
to straighten o.s. (up) → arreglarse
to have one's teeth straightened → ponerse bien los dientes
to straighten one's shoulders → poner la espalda erguida or recta or derecha
to straighten one's back → ponerse derecho or erguido
to straighten o.s. (up) → arreglarse
B. VI = straighten out B
straighten out
A. VT + ADV
1. [+ wire, nail] → enderezar
2. (= resolve) [+ problem] → resolver
3. [+ person] I soon straightened him out on that point → enseguida le aclaré las cosas a ese respecto
they sent me to a psychoanalyst to try and straighten me out → me mandaron a un psicoanalista para ver si resolvía mis problemas
if you don't behave I'll send your father in to straighten you out → si no te comportas llamaré a tu padre para que te ajuste las cuentas
they sent me to a psychoanalyst to try and straighten me out → me mandaron a un psicoanalista para ver si resolvía mis problemas
if you don't behave I'll send your father in to straighten you out → si no te comportas llamaré a tu padre para que te ajuste las cuentas
straighten [ˈstreɪtən]
vt
(= tidy) [+ tie, picture, cushions] → arranger
vi
(= stand straight) [person] → se redresser
straighten out
vt sep
(= make straight) → redresser
adv → d'un air impassible
adj → impassible
straighten
vt
(= make straight) back, legs etc → gerade machen; picture → gerade hinhängen; road, river → begradigen; hat → gerade aufsetzen; tablecloth, sheet, rope, clothes, tie → gerade ziehen; wire → gerade biegen; one’s shoulders → straffen; hair → glätten
(= tidy) → in Ordnung bringen
vr to straighten oneself → sich aufrichten
straighten [ˈstreɪtn]
straighten [ˈstreɪtn]
1. vt (sth bent) (also straighten out) → raddrizzare; (hair) → stirare; (tablecloth, tie) → aggiustare; (tidy) (also straighten up) → mettere in ordine (fig) (problem) (also straighten out) → spianare, risolvere
to straighten things out → mettere le cose a posto
to straighten one's shoulders → raddrizzarsi
straighten your shoulders! → stai su dritto!
to straighten things out → mettere le cose a posto
to straighten one's shoulders → raddrizzarsi
straighten your shoulders! → stai su dritto!
2. vi (person) (also straighten (o.s.) up) → raddrizzarsi
straighten [ˈstreɪtn]
1. vt (sth bent) (also straighten out) → raddrizzare; (hair) → stirare; (tablecloth, tie) → aggiustare; (tidy) (also straighten up) → mettere in ordine (fig) (problem) (also straighten out) → spianare, risolvere
to straighten things out → mettere le cose a posto
to straighten one's shoulders → raddrizzarsi
straighten your shoulders! → stai su dritto!
to straighten things out → mettere le cose a posto
to straighten one's shoulders → raddrizzarsi
straighten your shoulders! → stai su dritto!
2. vi (person) (also straighten (o.s.) up) → raddrizzarsi
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