as in to unbend
to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls
straighten that extension cord—it should be just long enough to reach the wall outlet
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Keeping your toes flexed (toes pointed toward the ceiling), straighten your knee fully.
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Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
Instead of putting a wig on LaBelle, Thompson instead had her key hairstylist straighten his hair each morning because LaBelle wasn’t accustomed to wearing wigs.
—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024
Step one foot back and straighten your knee to target the gastrocnemius muscle.
—Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 1 Nov. 2024
The tests measured the maximum power the subjects could produce with their quadriceps, sitting with a bent knee then trying to straighten it as powerfully as possible.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
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Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
Instead of putting a wig on LaBelle, Thompson instead had her key hairstylist straighten his hair each morning because LaBelle wasn’t accustomed to wearing wigs.
—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024
Step one foot back and straighten your knee to target the gastrocnemius muscle.
—Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 1 Nov. 2024
The tests measured the maximum power the subjects could produce with their quadriceps, sitting with a bent knee then trying to straighten it as powerfully as possible.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Straighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straighten. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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