Straighten
61straighten up — stand up straight, correct one s posture …
62straighten — v. a. Make straight …
63straighten — straight·en …
64ˌstraighten ˈup — phrasal verb to stand up straight …
65straighten — /ˈstreɪtn/ (say straytn) verb (t) 1. to make straight in direction, form, position, character, conduct, condition, etc. –verb (i) 2. to become straight. {straight + en1} –straightener, noun …
66straighten — Ho opololei, lala …
67straighten — v.tr. & intr. 1 (often foll. by out) make or become straight. 2 (foll. by up) stand erect after bending. Derivatives: straightener n …
68To straighten one's face — Straighten Straight en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Straighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straighting}.] 1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form. [1913 Webster] 2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one s… …
69straighten out — to bribe You induce another to follow the line which you indicate. We also use the phrase of our forceful, but usually unavailing, correction of someone with a different opinion to our own …
70straighten the line — to retreat under pressure A military evasion: Forrest in the News Chronicle called the Catalonian retreat a straightening of the Government line . (Kee, 1984 it was the start of the final collapse) …