as in straightens
to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls
you should unkink the garden hose before you turn on the water
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straightens
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As the child grows, the tether straightens the curve by slowing growth on one side of the spine and promoting growth on the other.—
Kate Snow,
NBC news,
4 Dec. 2025 -
No rest for the weary (or, in her case, the never-worn), Maxine straightens her unblemished aqua blue attire, hustles her heeled feet over to the receiver, and picks up a fresh piece of gossip — gossip that sends her scurrying back out on her next errand.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Unkinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unkinks. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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