to straighten
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2.5
- verb
- /ˈstreɪtən/
:
enderezar
- Please straighten the picture frame so that it hangs evenly on the wall.
- straighten your spine
- straighten your arm
I can cut my hair and straighten my hair so fast so well.
- I can cut my hair and straighten my hair so fast so well.
- The idea is that it straightens the hair with like a blade of hot air.
- And I'm going to go ahead and do this and straighten my hair.
- And the idea of going out without having straightened my hair was just horrifying.
- I think straightening your hair is the worst for split ends.
- It is a it has a drying setting and then a straightening setting.
- That's like the key to straightening your hair.
- Who's got time for straightening and curling and blow drying like in the morning?
Examples
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Straighten up.
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The sound seems to rise up your torso; you slowly straighten your back.
Academic text (1998) -
Now straighten your tie and be nice to the man.
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And I'm going to go ahead and do this and straighten my hair.
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I'm trying not to have to straighten it so much.
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I straighten my hair just so I can fit in when I have naturally curly hair.
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Once out of the circle, he finally straightened up and looked about.
Fiction book (1990) -
Straighten your tie.
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After two corrective surgeries and a course of physical therapy, Xiaoping's feet were straightened.
Academic text (2009) -
To treat spondylitis and scoliosis, for example, he designed a plaster-of-Paris body cast for straightening the spine.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
41
4.4
To put something back into an upright position
28
4.9
To move things or ideas into the right position
22
2.5
To make something level or smooth
15
1.6
Sit or stand so your back and shoulders are straight
11
2.9
To make something free of bends, twists, or knots
3
3.7
To make something that is rolled or curled become straight
1
3.8
To make something stand up again after it falls
1
5.8
To make a hose, wire, or rope straight by removing bends
Make a part straight after it becomes curved
To make something stand up again after it falls
To put something so it stands up instead of lying down
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Etymology
Straighten comes from the simple word straight meaning 'not bent' and the ending -en meaning 'make'. So to straighten something is to make it 'not bent' or upright, which is why we say 'straighten your back' or 'straighten a fence'.