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[ verb ] straighten oneself
Examples "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior" Used in print (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Straightening_up , his eyes ablaze , he held_out the battered Stetson . (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)Just as I straightened_up with my duffel_bag , I heard : `` Sahjunt_Yoorick , meet Mrs._Major_J._A._Roebuck '' . (Morley Callaghan, A Passion in Rome....)He straightened_up , ready to vent his exasperation , then grew afraid . |
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