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straighten up
(POSITION) — phrasal verb with straighten /ˈstreɪ.tən/
/-ən/ verb Definition
(Definition of straighten up (POSITION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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straighten sb out phrasal verb
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straighten sth out phrasal verb (PLACE)
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straighten sth out phrasal verb (SITUATION)
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straighten sth up phrasal verb
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straighten up phrasal verb (BEHAVIOUR)
- straighten up phrasal verb (POSITION)
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straighten verb (LEVEL)
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straighten verb (NOT CURVING)
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straighten verb (TIDY)
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straighteners noun
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straightforward adjective (HONEST)
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SMART Thesaurus: Making things more or less smooth or straight
Synonyms and related words:
- bunch (sth) up phrasal verb
- coarsen verb
- collapse verb (FALL)
- creased adjective
- crinkle verb
- crumple verb
- fold noun (BEND)
- fold verb (BEND)
- folding adjective
- furl verb
- pucker verb
- roll sth up phrasal verb
- roughen verb
- sand verb
- scrunch verb (MAKE SMALL)
- smooth verb (MAKE FLAT)
- steady verb (STOP MOVING)
- straighten verb (LEVEL)
- straighten verb (NOT CURVING)
- wrinkled adjective
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