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Meanings of
straighten up
in English
Spanish
pararse
Back to the meaning
Straighten oneself.
draw up
pull up
Spanish
pararse
Synonyms
Examples for "
draw up
"
draw up
pull up
Examples for "
draw up
"
1
Kerry said other countries would help Jordan
draw
up
a final list.
2
The government must still
draw
up
secondary legislation to implement the reform.
3
The aim is to
draw
up
a new constitution followed by elections.
4
Let's
draw
up
a list of things which preoccupy children these days.
5
The government has promised to
draw
up
legislation to reduce online harm.
1
Ten minutes later, Sydney saw his gold Ford Crown Victoria
pull
up
.
2
He heard another vehicle
pull
up
,
the engine stop, the doors open.
3
A Downpatrick householder noticed a strange car
pull
up
outside his house.
4
The United Kingdom may soon
pull
up
its drawbridge against its neighbours.
5
He saw a car
pull
up
,
then another, then a police car.
Usage of
straighten up
in English
1
Are thousands of them hunched at the wheel unable to
straighten
up
?
2
I recover from the back-slapping and
straighten
up
:
It's going well, Harry.
3
As usual, she helped Minnie clear away the dishes and
straighten
up
.
4
She took him by the arm, and implored him to
straighten
up
.
5
He would waken entirely at times and
straighten
up
with a jerk.
6
I grit my teeth and
straighten
up
,
fighting a wave of sickness.
7
Some slight noise caused Westcott to
straighten
up
,
and turn partially around.
8
I thought I told yuh to
straighten
up
and quit that sulkin'.
9
She had to put her hands on her knees to
straighten
up
.
10
But if you want to help, you might
straighten
up
this table.
11
He looked at her, tried to
straighten
up
,
and fell back again.
12
All of a sudden I saw him
straighten
up
an' get rigid.
13
Still bending, unable to
straighten
up
in time, he was simply swept along.
14
He went back to sweep up the glass, and
straighten
up
the place.
15
She reached out with small and perfect hands to
straighten
up
the table.
16
No doubt it would
straighten
up
once the block came to a halt.
Other examples for "straighten up"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
straighten
up
straighten
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
straighten up
Spanish
pararse
enderezarse
erguirse
Straighten up
through the time
Straighten up
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common