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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.
EXPANDwithout 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.
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.
COLLAPSECards. 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.
EXPANDwithout 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.
COLLAPSE(of liquor) served or drunk without ice, a mixer, or water; neat: He drank his whiskey straight.
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Straightest
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noun
Idioms34.
the condition of being straight.
35.
a straight form or position.
36.
a straight line.
37.
a straight part, as of a racecourse.
38.
EXPANDInformal.
a.
a heterosexual.
b.
a person who follows traditional or conventional mores.
c.
a person who is free from narcotics.
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
EXPANDSynonyms
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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