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I would change policy, bring back natural grass and nickel beer. Baseball is the belly-button of our society. straighten out baseball, and you straighten out the rest of the world.
Bill Lee

Meaning of "straighten out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRAIGHTEN OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRAIGHTEN OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Straighten out is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES STRAIGHTEN OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of straighten out in the English dictionary

The definition of straighten out in the dictionary is to make or become less complicated or confused. Other definition of straighten out is to reform or become reformed.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRAIGHTEN OUT

straight-edge
straight-edged
straight-faced
straight-laced
straight-line
straight-out
straightaway
straightbred
straightedge
straighten
straighten up
straightener
straightforth
straightforward
straightforwardly
straightforwardness
straightish
straightjacket
straightly
straightness

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRAIGHTEN OUT

burn out
check out
chicken out
churn out
clean out
eat out
even out
find out
iron out
log out
long drawn out
odd man out
on the way out
pan out
run out
sign out
spin out
turn out
win out
worn out

Synonyms and antonyms of straighten out in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «straighten out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRAIGHTEN OUT

Find out the translation of straighten out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of straighten out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «straighten out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

理顺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enderezar
570 millions of speakers

English

straighten out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीधा बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تصويب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выправить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

endireitar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সোজা করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

redresser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Luruskan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

richten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

正す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njalari metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thẳng ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேராக்கு, சீர் செய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाहेर सरळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düzeltmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

raddrizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyprostować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виправити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îndrepta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ισιώσει έξω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reguit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

räta ut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rette ut
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAIGHTEN OUT»

The term «straighten out» is regularly used and occupies the 81.359 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about straighten out

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2 QUOTES WITH «STRAIGHTEN OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word straighten out.
1
Langston Hughes
When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul.
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Bill Lee
I would change policy, bring back natural grass and nickel beer. Baseball is the belly-button of our society. straighten out baseball, and you straighten out the rest of the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRAIGHTEN OUT»

Discover the use of straighten out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to straighten out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Back on Track: How to Straighten Out Your Life When It ...
The former Today Show anchorwoman describes her bout with depression, shares stories of other women's struggles with crises, and offers advice for overcoming adversity
Deborah Norville, 1997
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The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book
Infinitive 1. straighten ...out p.v. When something is bent, crooked, or curved and you make it straight, you straighten it out. My elbow is so swollen that I can't straighten my arm out. As the city grew, many of the winding streets were straightened ...
Carl W. Hart, 2009
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The Great Discourse on Causation: The Mahānidāna Sutta and ...
For all those who rely on views are unable to straighten out the principle of conditionality. SUB. CY. “Stumbled over the principle of conditionality”: having missed the middle path, they have fallen into the two extremes (of eternalism and  ...
‎1995
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Ewes Use Yews 2nd Edition
... out your room!" [syn: tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten out, square away ] 5: straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" [syn: roll out] 6: make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair" straiten v : squeeze together ...
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A Dictionary of Iraqi Arabic:
(a £adil) to straighten, straighten out, straighten oneself. sa£ra mja££ad. sgadd- ma y£utt-la dihin, ma- yi£dal. His hair is kinky. No matter how much oil he puts on , it won't straighten out, || huiwwa mi&il Seel tc-calib. ma- yi£dal. He's like a dog's  ...
Beverly E. Clarity, 2003
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Analysing English Grammar: A Systemic Functional Introduction
Straighten out the strap Although this clause was analysed in Chapter 4, it was not analysed in Chapter 5. Consequently all steps up to and including step 4 have been completed. The analysis here will resume with step 5. Step 5: Identify the ...
Lise Fontaine, 2012
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Lakota Dictionary: Lakota-English/English-Lakota
... p : kablaSya fo cause to- — woga straddling or sprawling straight v : katin fo straighten out - akatin straighten e.g. the arms to measure - ayukatin fo straighten out on with the hand - kakatin fo straighten out by striking - nakatin fo straighten by ...
Eugene Buechel, Paul Manhart
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A Vocabulary of the Sgau-Karen Language
§_§0®<><>H=><;u=su straighten out or extend the body to the full length. Q1 1. n =>n applied to the mind, as oazim or oa8r;?_1oo8 eglll or QR,5Q_1oas§1u or 0,'z §§_1ooa¢%g|u gentle, free from passion, patient, meek, forbearing, long ...
J ..... Wade, 1849
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Adam Was Trapped Eve Was Framed: Five Steps to Relationship ...
tense, forearms tense, study the sensations...and relax; straighten out your fingers and feel that relaxation. Continue relaxing like that for a while. Now clench both fists tighter and tighter, fists tense, forearms tense; study the sensations. . .and ...
Ph. D. Lita Rawdin Singer, 2008
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Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan Dictionary
Kur. et al., also yetya- in Vol.1976); vetvet- 'straighten out' ~ from Chukot., as also W anvetvavez 'straighten, flatten' and anvetvavatyz 'harness (dogs or horses)' in Rad.? — but note also E tunkfan-tunkfan 'straighten' in Rad. (with metath. and ...
Michael Fortescue, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRAIGHTEN OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term straighten out is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pacers straighten out cap, have Monta Ellis re-sign
Pacers straighten out cap, have Monta Ellis re-sign ... disallowed Monta Ellis's contract w/ Pacers; team ran out of room, just has to re-order transactions. «Vigilant Sports, Jul 15»
2
New Carson City Manager Ken Farfsing says he can straighten out
Leaders of Carson's fractious city government have hired a new top administrator who vows to separate the daily business of running City Hall from a ... «The Daily Breeze, Jul 15»
3
Time to straighten out our Jericho Road
If we're to understand what it means to be a neighbor and straighten out our Jericho Road, we'll need a national body of determined individuals who come ... «UrbanFaith, Jul 15»
4
Smith, others will close for M's as Rodney tries to straighten out issues
"I think it's an opportunity to clean Fernando up and get some things straightened out from a mechanical standpoint," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "We'll see ... «MyNorthwest.com, Jun 15»
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Town to straighten out Tallmadge Lane's name
It turns out the town supplied the U.S. Postal Service with information identifying the road as Tallmadge Avenue after Dasher said he and his wife, Maryanne, ran ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jun 15»
6
Straighten out law enforcement in Loudoun County
The April 20 Metro article “Loudoun sheriff's race gets ugly” only compounded the list of questionable practices and concerns about the management of law ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
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Government hires former bank manager to straighten out pension …
There's no firm cost yet, but the provincial government has now hired somebody specifically to help untangle the $934,979 in pension overpayments that were ... «The Telegram, Apr 15»
8
Yodice: Lets straighten out boys basketball state record book
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was with much fanfare during this past boys basketball season that we, and others, reported that boys basketball coach Jim Murphy ... «Albuquerque Journal, Apr 15»
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Larry Kudlow to Rand Paul: Straighten Out Your Foreign Policy
Sen. Rand Paul is "somewhat incoherent" on foreign policy — and needs to clarify his views quickly if he wants to make it to the White House, renowned ... «Newsmax, Apr 15»
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Buckled bridge girders over Groat Road begin to straighten
The badly buckled girders have started to slowly straighten. ... If the girders don't straighten out, the city will work towards its original plan, which calls for Groat ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»

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