"straighten out" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

is a type of: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate - to make better

same as: iron out, put right
is a type of: order - bring order to or into
subtypes:
- loosen, tease, tease apart - disentangle and raise the fibers of
- ravel, ravel out, unravel - disentangle
same as: disentangle, unsnarl
is a type of: ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate - get better

same as: reform, see the light

verb group: reclaim, rectify, reform, regenerate - bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
subtypes:
- untwist - cause to become untwisted
- unbend - free from flexure
- extend - open or straighten out; unbend
- channelise, channelize - cause to form a channel
- untwine - undo what has been twined together
- unweave - undo strands that have been woven together
- comb - straighten with a comb
same as: straighten
is a type of: clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible

same as: clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out
is a type of: order - bring order to or into
subtypes:
- make, make up - put in order or neaten
- clean, clean house, houseclean - clean and tidy up the house
same as: clean up, neaten, square away, straighten, tidy, tidy up