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Meaning of straighten

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  straighten
      v 1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn: {straighten},
           {unbend}] [ant: {bend}, {flex}]
      2: make straight [syn: {straighten}, {straighten out}]
      3: get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students
         straightened when the teacher entered"
      4: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn:
         {tidy}, {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten},
         {straighten out}, {square away}]
      5: straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" [syn: {roll
         out}, {straighten}]
      6: make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post";
         "straighten hair"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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