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To make or become straight
“The pain is still there, and I can't really straighten my back anymore.”
To stand, or cause to stand, upright
“I am nudging five-foot-ten, assuming you can get me to straighten up and stop slouching for a minute.”
To make tidy or put in a neat order again
“She is helping Julia and Fanny straighten out their room.”
To resolve an issue or difficulty
“He has to travel to Bangalore at least once, in order to straighten things out and get his money.”
To undo or be undone after winding or being wound
To make or become flat or flatter
To untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it
To adjust or change, especially a setting or configuration
To draw up (troops) in the proper alignment
To arrange systematically
To groom or untangle by using a narrow-toothed implement
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