01 v. t. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
imp. & p. p.
Straighted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Straighting
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1.
To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
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2.
To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account.
Phrases & compounds
To straighten one's face —
to cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.