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English verb: straighten out | |||
| 1. | straighten out (change) settle or put right | ||
| Samples | We need to iron out our disagreements. | ||
| Synonyms | iron out, put right | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| 2. | straighten out (contact) extricate from entanglement | ||
| Samples | Can you disentangle the cord?. | ||
| Examples | They straighten out their hair | ||
| Synonyms | disentangle, unsnarl | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | order | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | loosen, ravel, ravel out, tease, tease apart, unravel | ||
| Antonyms | mat, entangle, snarl, tangle | ||
| 3. | straighten out (change) change for the better | ||
| Samples | The lazy student promised to reform. The habitual cheater finally saw the light. | ||
| Synonyms | reform, see the light | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Verb group | reclaim, rectify, reform, regenerate | ||
| 4. | straighten out (contact) make straight | ||
| Synonyms | straighten | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | channelise, channelize, comb, extend, unbend, untwine, untwist, unweave | ||
| 5. | straighten out (cognition) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | ||
| Samples | Could you clarify these remarks?. Clear up the question of who is at fault. | ||
| Synonyms | clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clarify, clear up, elucidate | ||
| 6. | straighten out (change) put (things or places) in order | ||
| Samples | Tidy up your room!. | ||
| Synonyms | clean up, neaten, square away, straighten, tidy, tidy up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | order | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clean, clean house, houseclean, make, make up | ||
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