Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.2. (v. t.) To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account. 3. (n.) A variant of Straiten. Thesaurus adjust arrange clean up clear up correct disentangle neaten organize put in order rearrange rectify reform rehabilitate reorganize resolve settle sort out spruce up straighten out tidy up uncurl unkink unravel unsnarl untangle |