# straighten out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To make straight.
2. To correct or rectify.
3. To eliminate confusion from or concerning.
4. To correct; to stop doing something wrong.
5. To tidy, neaten, or organize.
6. To be made a made man in a Mafia organization.
7. To (supposedly) make (a gay person) heterosexual.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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