straighten up (Meaning)

Wordnet

straighten up (v)

straighten oneself

straighten up Sentence Examples

  1. The cluttered room needed to be straightened up before the guests arrived.
  2. She straightened up her messy desk, eager to start working.
  3. The soldiers stood in perfect formation, straightened up and at attention.
  4. The wilted flowers straightened up after being watered.
  5. The crooked picture on the wall was straightened up with a level.
  6. The teenager straightened up his posture as his parents entered the room.
  7. The unmade bed could be straightened up with a few quick tucks.
  8. The old man straightened up his aching back and hobbled towards the door.
  9. The sloppy clothes were straightened up and folded neatly in the drawer.
  10. The disheveled hair was straightened up with a brush and hairspray.

FAQs About the word straighten up

straighten oneself

groom, make up, lay out,tidy (up), spruce (up), draw up, marshal, align, systematize, line up

disarrange, mess (up), disarrange, disarray, muss (up), derange, upset, derange, disorder, disarray

The cluttered room needed to be straightened up before the guests arrived.

She straightened up her messy desk, eager to start working.

The soldiers stood in perfect formation, straightened up and at attention.

The wilted flowers straightened up after being watered.