straighten-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Make straight; extricate from entanglement.

Examples:
Can you straighten out the cord?
John straightened his hair for the 80's party.
Straighten the post before laying concrete.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: straighten.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 5, 6
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
straighten_out 2, 4

Sense Number 2: Get up from sitting or slouching position; make oneself more upright (literally).

Examples:
The students straightened when the teacher entered.
He straightened himself up when he spoke to his superiors.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
straighten_up 1

Sense Number 3: Put (things or places) in order; settle or put right; change for the better; remove ambiguity.

Examples:
Straighten up your room.
We need to straighten out our disagreements.
The lazy student straightened out.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: straighten.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
straighten_out 1, 3, 5, 6