1 ~ (sth) (out) to become straight; to make sth straight:
[VN] I straightened my tie and walked in. * [V] The road bends here then straightens out.
2 ~ (sth) (up) to make your body straight and upright:
[VN] He stood up and straightened his shoulders. * I straightened myself up to answer the question. * [V] Straighten up slowly, then repeat the exercise ten times.
PHRASALVERBS
straighten sb<->out to help sb to deal with problems or understand a confused situation
straighten sth<->out to deal with a confused situation by organizing things that are causing problems:
I need time to straighten out my finances.
straighten sth<->up to make sth neat and tidy
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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