English Explanatory Dictionary

straighten out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make straight.
  2. To correct or rectify.
  3. To eliminate confusion from or concerning.
  4. To correct; to stop doing something wrong.
  5. To tidy, neaten, or organize.
  6. To be made a made man in a Mafia organization.
  7. To (supposedly) make (a gay person) heterosexual.

Pronunciation

En-au-straighten out.ogg

Word forms

straighten out straightens out straightening out straightened out

Synonyms

straighten sort out figure out work out tidy up

Related words

conversion therapy
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