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  • verb intransitive To become straight, or straighter
  • verb transitive, intransitive to steer straight
  • verb intransitive to sit up straight, to stop hunching.
  • verb transitive to deal with; put in order
  • verb transitive to tidy; tidy up
  • verb transitive To clarify
  • verb intransitive to start living a reformed life

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  • verb straighten oneself

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