All straighten up synonyms
straight·en up
S s verb straighten up
- absterge — to wipe clean or cleanse
- neaten — to make neat: a day spent neatening the kitchen shelves.
- edulcorate — to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.
- follow the crowd — copy what others are doing
- hackle — one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- deterge — to wash or wipe away; cleanse
- ditto — the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- fit in — belong
- bob up — to come up unexpectedly; appear suddenly
- make for — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- hackles — one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- hackling — Present participle of hackle.
- give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- get to one's feet — To stand up.
- move up — to pass from one place or position to another.
- comply — If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
- give out — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- go along with — permit, consent to
- bath — A bath is a container, usually a long rectangular one, which you fill with water and sit in while you wash your body.
- co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- depurate — to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
- justify — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- fall in with — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- conform — If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- dittoed — the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
- make good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- elutriate — Separate (lighter and heavier particles in a mixture) by suspension in an upward flow of liquid or gas.
- go with the flow — take a relaxed approach
- clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.