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straighten ( Verb)

UK/US /ˈstreɪtn/

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to create anything regular; to be linear

-> The hairdresser straightened her hair for the ceremony.

-> I put my report under the carpet to sraighten it.

-> You can straighten any crickle with that iron.

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to stretch your physique without twisting some of its parts

-> The nurse removed his almost straightened arm from the plaster cast.

-> Don't give up so quickly, straighten up and give it another chance

-> For this yoga pose, you need to straighten your posture.

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