Straight - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |streɪt|  American pronunciation of the word straight
Brit.  |streɪt|  British pronunciation of the word straight

noun

- a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex (syn: heterosexual)
- a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
- a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse (syn: straightaway)

adjective

- successive (without a break) (syn: consecutive)
sick for five straight days
- erect in posture (syn: unbent, unbowed)
sit straight
- in keeping with the facts
set the record straight
made sure the facts were straight in the report
- neatly arranged; not disorderly
the room is straight now
- not homosexual
- accurately fitted; level (syn: true)
- without evasion or compromise (syn: square, straightforward)
he is not being as straightforward as it appears
- (of an alcoholic drink) without water (syn: neat)
- following a correct or logical method
straight reasoning
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned (syn: square)

adverb

- without deviation (syn: direct, directly)
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly (syn: directly, flat)
told me straight out
- in a straight line; in a direct course
the road runs straight

Extra examples

She has long, straight hair.

The flagpole is perfectly straight.

The picture isn't quite straight.

We sat in the airport for five straight hours.

She walked straight up to him and slapped him in the face.

The tunnel goes straight through the mountain.

The library is straight ahead.

He was so drunk he couldn't walk straight.

She sat with her legs straight out.

The tree fell straight down.

The car went straight off the road.

She told him straight to his face that she hated him.

Pine trees stood straight along the path.

Sit up straight and don't slouch.

The nearest way to it is straight along this street.

Phrasal verbs

straight off  — without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

Word forms

noun
singular: straight
plural: straights
adjective
comparative: straighter
superlative: straightest
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