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straighten out   (TTS Sound)

The verb straighten out has 6 senses

• iron out, straighten out, put right -- (settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements")


• disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out -- (extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?")


• reform, straighten out, see the light -- (change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light")


• straighten, straighten out -- (make straight)


• clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate -- (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault")


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