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straighten vs straighten up

straighten up vs straighten

straighten and straighten up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
straighten No No Yes No
straighten up No No Yes No
As verbs, straighten up is a hyponym of straighten; that is, straighten up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than straighten:
  • straighten: get up from a sitting or slouching position
  • straighten up: straighten oneself
Other hyponyms of straighten include rear, rise up, draw up, pull up.
straighten (verb) straighten up (verb)
put (things or places) in order straighten oneself
make straight or straighter
make straight
straighten by unrolling
straighten up or out; make straight
get up from a sitting or slouching position
Difference between straighten and straighten up

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