2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to
straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account.
[1913 Webster]
{To straighten one's face}, to cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
straighting — present part of straight … Useful english dictionary
Straighted — Straighten Straight en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Straighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straighting}.] 1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form. [1913 Webster] 2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Straighten — Straight en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Straighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straighting}.] 1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form. [1913 Webster] 2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one s affairs; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To straighten one's face — Straighten Straight en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Straighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straighting}.] 1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form. [1913 Webster] 2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Выправочно-подбивочно-отделочная машина — (a. straighting lining machine, smoothing pedding machine; н. Stopf und Richtmaschine; ф. machine а rectification et а bourrage de la voie; и. maquina de enderezar) машина для уплотнения балласта (подбивки), выправки (рихтовки) и отделки… … Геологическая энциклопедия
