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straighten

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
straighten/ˈstreɪtn/

▶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.

'straighten' also found in these Oxford entries:

backboard - brace - heckle - relax - stretch - unbend - uncoil - uncrumple - uncurl

Forum discussions with the word(s) "straighten" in the title:

I'd like to sit by the aisle because I want to straighten my legs during the flight.
make it right/get it straight/straighten it up?
men and women straighten their backs up, they are going somewhere?
straighten our cuffs
Straighten out
straighten out
straighten out
straighten out/clear up
Straighten up Vs Straighten out???

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