straighten
stray tuhn
- v straighten up or out; make straight
- v make straight
- v get up from a sitting or slouching position
The students straightened when the teacher entered - v put (things or places) in order
- v straighten by unrolling
- v make straight or straighter
straighten hair
- Her instructor lists the problems to work on: straighten the legs, revolve the body faster and finish at a better angle.
- We straighten where there are curves.
- Having a black First Lady who is widely praised as sophisticated and stylish has done little to calm the debate about whether black women should straighten their hair or wear it .