straight away
adjective, straight·er, straight·est.
1.
without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
2.
exactly vertical or horizontal; in a perfectly vertical or horizontal plane: a straight table.
3.
(of a line) generated by a point moving at a constant velocity with respect to another point.
4.
evenly or uprightly formed or set: straight shoulders.
5.
without circumlocution; frank; candid: straight speaking.
6.
honest, honorable, or upright, as conduct, dealings, methods, or persons.
7.
Informal. reliable, as a report or information.
8.
right or correct, as reasoning, thinking, or a thinker.
9.
in the proper order or condition: Things are straight now.
10.
continuous or unbroken: in straight succession.
11.
thoroughgoing or unreserved: a straight Republican.
12.
supporting or cast for all candidates of one political party: to vote a straight ticket.
13.
unmodified or unaltered: a straight comedy.
14.
without change in the original melody or tempo: She does straight songs, with just the piano backing her.
15.
Informal.
a.
b.
traditional; conventional.
c.
free from using narcotics.
d.
not engaged in crime; law-abiding; reformed.
16.
undiluted, as whiskey.
17.
Theater. (of acting) straightforward; not striving for effect.
18.
Journalism. written or to be written in a direct and objective manner, with no attempt at individual styling, comment, etc.: She gave me a straight story. Treat it as straight news.
19.
Cards. containing cards in consecutive denominations, as a two, three, four, five, and six, in various suits.
adverb
20.
in a straight line: to walk straight.
21.
in an even form or position: pictures hung straight.
22.
in an erect posture: to stand up straight.
23.
directly: to go straight to a place.
24.
without circumlocution; frankly; candidly (often followed by out ).
25.
honestly, honorably, or virtuously: to live straight.
26.
without intricate involvement; not in a roundabout way; to the point.
27.
in a steady course (often followed by on ): to keep straight on after the second traffic light.
28.
into the proper form or condition; in order: to put a room straight.
29.
in possession of the truth or of true ideas: I want to set you straight before you make mistakes.
30.
sold without discount regardless of the quantity bought: Candy bars are twenty cents straight.
31.
Journalism. directly and objectively: Write the circus story straight.
32.
without personal embellishments, additions, etc.: Tell the story straight. Sing the song straight.
33.
(of liquor) served or drunk without ice, a mixer, or water; neat: He drank his whiskey straight.
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Straight away
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
noun
Idioms 34.
the condition of being straight.
35.
a straight form or position.
36.
a straight line.
37.
a straight part, as of a racecourse.
38.
Informal.
a.
a heterosexual.
b.
a person who follows traditional or conventional mores.
c.
a person who is free from narcotics.
39.
Chiefly Games. a succession of strokes, plays, etc., which gives a perfect score.
40.
go straight, Informal. to live a law-abiding life; no longer engage in crime.
41.
play it straight, Informal. to do something without jokes, tricks, subterfuge, distortions, or the like: a comedian who plays it straight when he crusades against drug abuse.
42.
straight off, without delay; immediately: I told him straight off what I thought about the matter. Also, straight away.
43.
straight up, (of a cocktail) served without ice: a gin martini straight up.
Origin:
1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English; orig. past participle of strecchen to stretch; (adv. and noun) Middle English, derivative of the adj.
1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English; orig. past participle of strecchen to stretch; (adv. and noun) Middle English, derivative of the adj.
Related forms
straight·ly, adverb
straight·ness, noun
o·ver·straight, adjective
o·ver·straight·ly, adverb
o·ver·straight·ness, noun
Synonyms
5. open, direct. 6. virtuous, just, fair, equitable.
5. open, direct. 6. virtuous, just, fair, equitable.
Antonyms
1. crooked. 5. devious.
1. crooked. 5. devious.
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straight (streɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not curved or crooked; continuing in the same direction without deviating |
| 2. | straightforward, outright, or candid: a straight rejection |
| 3. | even, level, or upright in shape or position |
| 4. | in keeping with the facts; accurate |
| 5. | honest, respectable, or reliable |
| 6. | accurate or logical: straight reasoning |
| 7. | continuous; uninterrupted |
| 8. | (esp of an alcoholic drink) undiluted; neat |
| 9. | not crisp, kinked, or curly: straight hair |
| 10. | correctly arranged; orderly |
| 11. | (of a play, acting style, etc) straightforward or serious |
| 12. | journalism (of a story, article, etc) giving the facts without unnecessary embellishment |
| 13. | (US) sold at a fixed unit price irrespective of the quantity sold |
| 14. | boxing (of a blow) delivered with an unbent arm: a straight left |
| 15. | (of the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine) in line, rather than in a V-formation or in some other arrangement: a straight eight |
| 16. | a slang word for heterosexual |
| 17. | informal no longer owing or being owed something: if you buy the next round we'll be straight |
| 18. | slang conventional in views, customs, appearance, etc |
| 19. | slang not using narcotics; not addicted |
| —adv | |
| 20. | in a straight line or direct course |
| 21. | immediately; at once: he came straight back |
| 22. | in an even, level, or upright position |
| 23. | without cheating, lying, or unreliability: tell it to me straight |
| 24. | continuously; uninterruptedly |
| 25. | (US) without discount regardless of the quantity sold |
| 26. | ( |
| 27. | informal go straight to reform after having been dishonest or a criminal |
| —n | |
| 28. | the state of being straight |
| 29. | a straight line, form, part, or position |
| 30. | (Brit) US name: straightaway a straight part of a racetrack |
| 31. | poker |
| a. five cards that are in sequence irrespective of suit | |
| b. a hand containing such a sequence | |
| c. (as modifier): a straight flush | |
| 32. | slang a conventional person |
| 33. | slang a heterosexual person |
| 34. | slang a cigarette containing only tobacco, without marijuana, etc |
| [C14: from the past participle of Old English streccan to | |
| 'straightly | |
| —adv | |
| 'straightness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
straight
c.1350, "direct, undeviating, not crooked," prop. "that which is stretched," adj. use of O.E. streht (altered, by analogy with streccan, from earlier streaht), pp. of streccan "to stretch" (see stretch). Meaning "true, direct, honest" is from 1530. Of communication, "clear,
unambiguous," from 1862. Sense of "undiluted, uncompromising" (e.g. straight whiskey, 1874) is Amer.Eng., first recorded 1856. Theatrical sense of "serious" (as opposed to popular or comic) is attested from 1895; vaudeville slang straight man first attested 1923. Go straight in the underworld slang sense is from 1919; straighten up "become respectable" is from 1907. Straight arrow "decent, conventional person" is 1969, from archetypal Native American brave name. To keep a straight face first recorded 1897; straight shooter is from 1928; straight-edge as a punk subculture is attested by 1987.
straight
"conventional," especially "heterosexual," 1941, probably in part from straight and narrow path "course of conventional morality and law-abiding behavior," which is based on a misreading of Matt. vii.14 (where the gate is actually strait), and the other influence seems to be from strait-laced.
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