'straighten out' definitions:
Definition of 'straighten out'
(from WordNet)
verb
Settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements" [syn: iron out, straighten out, put right]
verb
Extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" [syn: disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out] [ant: entangle, mat, snarl, tangle]
verb
Change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" [syn: reform, straighten out, see the light]
verb
Make straight [syn: straighten, straighten out]
verb
Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate]
verb
Put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away]
Synonyms of 'straighten out'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodate,
- acculturate,
- adjust,
- admonish,
- advance,
- ameliorate,
- amend,
- arrange,
- better,
- boost,
- bring forward,
- bring to book,
- bring to terms,
- call to account,
- chastise,
- chide,
- civilize,
- close,
- close with,
- compose,
- conclude,
- correct,
- disentangle,
- edify,
- educate,
- elevate,
- emend,
- enhance,
- enlighten,
- enrich,
- extend,
- fatten,
- favor,
- fix,
- flatten,
- forward,
- foster,
- go straight,
- have words with,
- improve,
- improve upon,
- lard,
- lecture,
- lift,
- make an improvement,
- make peace,
- make up,
- meliorate,
- mend,
- nurture,
- objurgate,
- promote,
- put straight,
- raise,
- rate,
- rebuke,
- rectify,
- refine upon,
- reform,
- reprehend,
- reprimand,
- reprove,
- scold,
- set down,
- set straight,
- settle,
- settle with,
- sit up,
- smooth,
- socialize,
- spank,
- stand up,
- straighten,
- straighten up,
- take down,
- take to task,
- transfigure,
- transform,
- unbend,
- uncurl,
- unkink,
- unsnarl,
- upbraid,
- upgrade,
- uplift,
- work out