(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
If something ~s or if you ~ it, it becomes straight after it has been wound or curled up. If someone who is curled up ~s, they move so that their body becomes straight.
He ~ed the hose and gave them a thorough drenching...
Dan played with the tangerine peel, letting it ~ and then coil again...
Mack seemed to ~ slowly up into a standing position.
VERB: V n, V, V