'Righting' definitions:

Definition of 'Righting'

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Right \Right\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Righted; p. pr. & vb. n. Righting.] [AS. rihtan. See Right, a.]
1. To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct. [1913 Webster]
2. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate. [1913 Webster]
So just is God, to right the innocent. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
All experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. --Jefferson. [1913 Webster]
To right a vessel (Naut.), to restore her to an upright position after careening.
To right the helm (Naut.), to place it in line with the keel. [1913 Webster]

Words containing 'Righting'

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By right,
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The Petition of Right,
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conjugal visitation right,
far-right,
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right to confront accusors,
right to due process,
right to the pursuit of happiness,
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right-side-up,
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Right-hand rope,
Right-handed screw,
extreme right-winger,
right of re-entry,
right-angled triangle,
right-hand man,
right-handed pitcher,
states' rights democratic party,
right to speedy and public trial by jury,
orthogonal orthographic rectangular right-angled