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straight /streÉªt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [streyt]â€‚ AC_FL_RunContent = 0; var interfaceflash = new LEXICOFlashObject ( "http://sp.ask.com/dictstatic/d/g/speaker.swf", "speaker", "17", "15", "", "6");interfaceflash.addParam("loop", "false");interfaceflash.addParam("quality", "high");interfaceflash.addParam("menu", "false");interfaceflash.addParam("salign", "t");interfaceflash.addParam("FlashVars", "soundUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsp.ask.com%2Fdictstatic%2Fdictionary%2Faudio%2Fluna%2FS09%2FS0988300.mp3&clkLogProxyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.reference.com%2Fwhatzup.html&t=a&d=d&s=di&c=a&ti=1&ai=51359&l=dir&o=0&sv=00000000&ip=40388e15&u=audio"); interfaceflash.addParam('wmode','transparent');interfaceflash.write(); â€‚-adjective 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. heterosexual. 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 fol. 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 fol. 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.
-noun 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. -Idioms 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.) ME; orig. ptp. of strecchen to stretch; (adv. and n.) ME, deriv. of the adj.
Related forms:
straightly, adverb
straightness, noun
Synonyms:
5. open, direct. 6. virtuous, just, fair, equitable.

Antonyms:
1. crooked. 5. devious.

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