straighten   (Sound)

The verb straighten has 6 senses

• straighten, unbend -- (straighten up or out; make straight)


• straighten, straighten out -- (make straight)


• straighten -- (get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered")


• tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away -- (put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!")


• roll out, straighten -- (straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map")


• straighten -- (make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair")