straighten

1. Straighten up or out;
   Make straight (synset 202039626)
   is a type of: change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture
   same as: unbend
2. Make straight (synset 201371262)
   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 out
3. Get up from a sitting or slouching position (synset 201986058)
   "The students straightened when the teacher entered"
   is a type of: change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture
   subtypes:

   • rear, rise up - stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
   • draw up, pull up, straighten up - straighten oneself
4. Put (things or places) in order (synset 200276642)
   "Tidy up your room!"
   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 out, tidy, tidy up
5. Straighten by unrolling (synset 201489811)
   "roll out the big map"
   is a type of: disentangle, unwind - separate the tangles of
   same as: roll out
6. Make straight or straighter (synset 200278705)
   "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"
   is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order

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