straighten out

Definitions

1. 1

   To make straight.

   • Straighten out your necktie and comb your hair.
   • In recent times, the track has been straightened out and a new, somewhat characterless, station has been built just to the east.
2. 2

   To correct or rectify.

   • I hope they can straighten out the problem with my bill soon.
3. 3

   To eliminate confusion from or concerning.

   • As soon as I straighten out which of the twins is which, I'll start calling them by their names.
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   1. 4

      To correct

      To correct; to stop doing something wrong.

      • It is not enough to stand aside and hope problems straighten out on their own.
   2. 5

      To tidy, neaten, or organize.

   3. 6

      To be made a made man in a Mafia organization.

   4. 7

      To (supposedly) make (a gay person) heterosexual.

      • Most biological mistakes can be treated with modern plastic surgery and prostheses. I've never heard of a gay person "successfully" "straightened out". You can't erase instinct!

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