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straighten
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
straightens; straightened; straightening
straightens; straightened; straightening
Learner's definition of STRAIGHTEN
1
: to make (something) straight or to become straight（使）变直；把…弄直 — often + out — often + out
[+ object]
- He straightened the bent antenna.他把弯曲的天线弄直了。
- Straighten your legs.伸直你的腿。
- You need to straighten out your legs for this stretch.做这个伸展动作时要把腿伸直。
[no object]
- The drooping flowers straightened in the rain.发蔫的花在雨中直了起来。
- The river curves and then straightens out again.河道拐弯然后又变直了。
2
[+ object] : to make (something) organized or tidy : to put (something) in order整理；清理 — usually + out or up
- He took time to straighten out the papers on his desk.他花时间整理了桌上的文件。
- They straightened up the house after the party.聚会后他们收拾了房子。
straighten out
[phrasal verb] 1
straighten out (something) or straighten (something) out : to deal with (something) successfully解决
- I need more time to straighten out my problems.我还需要些时间来解决我的问题。
2
a straighten out or straighten out (something) or straighten (something) out : to improve in behavior or condition（使行为）变好；（使情况）改善
- He straightened out after joining the army.他参军后，人就变好了。
- The problem will not straighten out on its own.问题不会自己解决。
- You need to straighten your life out.你需要让自己的生活变好。
b straighten (someone) out or straighten out (someone) : to improve the behavior of (someone)使（某人）改好；使（某人）变好
- Her parents sent her to boarding school to straighten her out.她父母送她去寄宿学校，希望这样她能改好。
straighten up
[phrasal verb] 1
: to move your body to an upright position挺直身子；直起身
- Straighten up. There's no excuse for slouching.挺直身子。没有理由无精打采的。
2
US : to improve in behavior改好；变好
- You need to straighten up, young man.年轻人，你要学学好。
straightened; straightening ˈstrāt-niŋ 
ˈstrā-tᵊn-iŋ
: to make straight —usually used with up or out
: to become straight —usually used with up or out
Example Sentences
He straightened the bent antenna. The drooping flowers straightened in the rain.
Recent Examples on the Web Hydraulic pressure controls spider leg movements, allowing the arachnids to straighten and curl their legs while walking. 
Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 28 July 2022 Doctors have proposed plastic surgery to straighten out my nose, or surgically breaking my jaw and resetting it. New York Times, 3 May 2022 These contradictory signals could straighten out as old data is revised and new measurements are made. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 2 Aug. 2022 Curl, wave, or straighten all with one tool thanks to this styler from BaBylissPRO. ELLE, 7 July 2022 Slowly lower the thigh to 90 degrees, then open the hip outward fully and slowly straighten the knee, attempting to hold the leg directly out to the side in while keeping your trunk upright. Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 When a spider wants to straighten its legs to move, the prosoma section (where its legs attach to its body) ejects fluid into the legs, pushing them out straight. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 28 July 2022 How to do it: Lie on your back, bring your legs up into a tabletop position, then straighten them vertically toward the ceiling, above your hips. Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 20 May 2021 For generations, many Black people seeking acceptance in White society felt pressure to straighten their hair to conform to White notions of beauty, a time-consuming, expensive process that often damaged the hair and scalp. Emily Langer, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 See More
Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 28 July 2022 Doctors have proposed plastic surgery to straighten out my nose, or surgically breaking my jaw and resetting it. New York Times, 3 May 2022 These contradictory signals could straighten out as old data is revised and new measurements are made. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 2 Aug. 2022 Curl, wave, or straighten all with one tool thanks to this styler from BaBylissPRO. ELLE, 7 July 2022 Slowly lower the thigh to 90 degrees, then open the hip outward fully and slowly straighten the knee, attempting to hold the leg directly out to the side in while keeping your trunk upright. Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 When a spider wants to straighten its legs to move, the prosoma section (where its legs attach to its body) ejects fluid into the legs, pushing them out straight. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 28 July 2022 How to do it: Lie on your back, bring your legs up into a tabletop position, then straighten them vertically toward the ceiling, above your hips. Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 20 May 2021 For generations, many Black people seeking acceptance in White society felt pressure to straighten their hair to conform to White notions of beauty, a time-consuming, expensive process that often damaged the hair and scalp. Emily Langer, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1542, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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The first known use of straighten was in 1542 Phrases Containing straighten
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