straighten, v.
(straightened, straightening, straightens)
freq. cnt. 17
(straightened, straightening, straightens)
freq. cnt. 17
straighten up or out; make straight
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
straighten unbend
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s something
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s something
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
hypernym
make straight
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
straighten straighten out
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
get up from a sitting or slouching position
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
straighten
sample sentences
"The students straightened when the teacher entered"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
put (things or places) in order
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
clean up neaten square away straighten straighten out tidy tidy up
sample sentences
"Tidy up your room!"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
make straight or straighter
<verb.change>
straighten
sample sentences
"Straighten this post""straighten hair"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
They %s their hair
lexical pointers
also see
semantic pointers
hypernym
straighten by unrolling
<verb.contact>
roll out straighten
sample sentences
"roll out the big map"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym