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straight·en
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unbend
to straighten from a bent form or position. -
conk
to strike (someone) a blow, esp on the head or nose -
drawing frame
a machine used to attenuate and straighten fibers by having them pass, in sliver form, through a series of double rollers, each pair of which revolves at a slightly greater speed than the preceding pair and reduces the number of strands originally fed into the machine to one extended fibrous strand doubled or redoubled in length. -
extensor
A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or other part of the body. -
orthosis
Medicine/Medical. the correction of orthopedic maladjustments. -
peen
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.