make straighter (verb)

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• straighten up — verb a) To become straight, or straighter bank the big cruiser into the first of a series of corners, make a few quick left, right, left transitions, then the road straightens up for a stretch... b) to steer straight He said As I came out of the… …   Wiktionary

• tighten — tight|en [ taıtn ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to turn something such as a screw or cover until it is tight and you cannot turn it any more 2. ) transitive to pull something such as a rope or belt until it is straighter or fits more tightly around… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tighten — UK [ˈtaɪt(ə)n] / US or tighten up UK / US verb Word forms tighten : present tense I/you/we/they tighten he/she/it tightens present participle tightening past tense tightened past participle tightened Word forms tighten up : present tense… …   English dictionary

• Curling — Highest governing body World Curling Federation N …   Wikipedia

• tease — tease1 [ tiz ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to say something to someone in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying them slightly in a friendly or unkind way: I didn t mean it: I was only teasing. tease someone about… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tease — I UK [tiːz] / US [tɪz] verb Word forms tease : present tense I/you/we/they tease he/she/it teases present participle teasing past tense teased past participle teased * 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to say something to someone in order to have… …   English dictionary

• unwind — un|wind [ ʌn waınd ] (past tense and past participle un|wound [ ʌn waund ] ) verb 1. ) intransitive INFORMAL to begin to relax after you have been working hard or feeling nervous: I need to sit down and unwind for half an hour. 2. ) intransitive… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• canalize — also ise BrE verb (T) 1 formal to direct the actions, energy, etc of a person or group to one particular purpose; channel 2 2 to make a river deeper, straighter etc, especially in order to prevent flooding canalization noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• reel out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms reel out : present tense I/you/we/they reel out he/she/it reels out present participle reeling out past tense reeled out past participle reeled out to make something such as rope become straighter by removing… …   English dictionary

• unwind — UK [ʌnˈwaɪnd] / US verb Word forms unwind : present tense I/you/we/they unwind he/she/it unwinds present participle unwinding past tense unwound UK [ʌnˈwaʊnd] / US past participle unwound 1) [intransitive] informal to begin to relax after you… …   English dictionary

• unwind — [ʌnˈwaɪnd] (past tense and past participle unwound [ʌnˈwaʊnd] ) verb 1) [I] informal to begin to relax after you have been working hard or feeling nervous 2) [I/T] to become straighter or looser after being wrapped around something else, or to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English