straight
straight
streÉĒt
streit
/streÉĒt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "straight"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϏāϰāϞ, āϏ⧋āϜāĻž

continuing in a direct line without deviation or curvature
straight definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hikers followed a straight path through the desert.
āĻĒāĻĨāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŽāϰ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻĒāĻĨ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ

(of hair) having a smooth texture with no natural curls or waves
straight definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He combed his straight bangs to the side.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻ™ā§āĻ—āϏ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āφāρāϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.2

āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ

positioned vertically with good posture or alignment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her straight stance impressed the ballet instructor.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•āϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.3

āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ

(of a garment) cut in a simple, narrow shape without tapering or widening
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dress had a straight silhouette from shoulder to hem.
āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ•āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϧ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻŽ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āϏāĻŋāϞ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.4

āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ, āϏ⧋āϜāĻž

moving or directed with accuracy toward a goal or impact point
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her shot was straight and fast, hitting the bullseye.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāϟāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.5

āϏāϰāϞ, āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ

formed by points equidistant from one another along a single axis
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A straight line is the shortest distance between two points.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāϰāϞ āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĻā§‚āϰāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĨ¤
1.6

āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ

(of an arch) having a level upper surface, rather than curved or pointed
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The building featured straight arches rather than Roman ones.
āĻ­āĻŦāύāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϰ⧋āĻŽāĻžāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āϏāϰāϞ āĻ–āĻŋāϞāĻžāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ

(of an alcoholic drink) served without mixers, ice, or water
straight definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She took her bourbon straight.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§‹āϰāĻŦāύ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ

aligned evenly or in the correct orientation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her tie was finally straight after several tries.
āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āϟāĻžāχ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
04

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋ, āϏ⧁āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞ

neatly and properly arranged
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The garage looked straight for the first time in months.
āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāϰ⧇āϜāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āϏāϰāϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āώ

truthful, direct, and without distortion or deceit
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I want a straight explanation, not excuses.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϚāĻžāχ, āĻ…āϜ⧁āĻšāĻžāϤ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
5.1

āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞ

accurate and true, especially in terms of reporting, understanding, or stating information
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The journalist insisted on getting the story straight before publishing anything.
āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
5.2

āϏāϰāϞ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ

easy to understand, lacking complication or ambiguity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The instructions were straight and easy to follow.
āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧀ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ, āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧ

(of a look) directed with confidence and firmness
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dog met my gaze with a straight stare.
āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—āϤ, āϝ⧌āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•

(of thinking) based on reason and objectivity, free from emotional distortion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His straight judgment made him a great mediator.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāϰāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦāϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ

focused on realistic or non-humorous content, especially of drama
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This is a straight production, not a satire.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧋āϜāύāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻ™ā§āĻ— āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
09

āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ•, āϟāĻžāύāĻž

happening one after another without interruption
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That was her third straight promotion.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āϤ⧃āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϟāĻžāύāĻž āĻĒāĻĻā§‹āĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋāĨ¤
10

āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ, āĻ–āĻžāρāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ

aligned entirely with a single political organization
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her voting record shows straight allegiance to the party.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāϰāϞ āφāύ⧁āĻ—āĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
11

āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ, āύāĻŋāϰāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ

consistent with a defined style or format
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The film was a straight horror story.
āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āϭ⧌āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
12

āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻŽāĻ•āĻžāĻŽā§€, āϏāϰāϞ

(of a person) attracted to the opposite sex
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She came out as straight during college.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āϞ⧇āĻœā§‡ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āχāϟ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟ) āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
13

āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•, āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ

adhering to accepted standards of behavior or appearance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She appeared straight, but had a rebellious side.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻžāĻ—āϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ⧋āĻšā§€ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
14

āĻŽāĻĻā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāύāϰāĻšāĻŋāϤ, āϏāĻ‚āϝāĻŽā§€

having consumed no intoxicants
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She stayed straight the whole night.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāϰāĻžāϤ āĻŽāĻžāĻĻāĻ•āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
15

āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ, āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡

paid solely through one method, typically commission
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They offered a straight salary instead.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āϤāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
16

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχ, āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϜāϝāĻŧ

(of a tennis match) won without conceding a set
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He secured a straight victory, 6–3, 6–2.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āϜāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, 6-3, 6-2āĨ¤
17

āĻ­āĻžāϞ, āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ

(of a person) feeling well or having no issues
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Just making sure you 're straight.
āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϛ⧋āĨ¤
01

āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ

in or along a direct line, without bending or deviation
straight definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She stared straight ahead, not acknowledging the crowd.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ

without any detour or diversion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She came straight from work to the party.
āϏ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.1

āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ, āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ⧇

instantly or at once
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'll call her straight once I finish this meeting.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāχ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇āχ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻĢā§‹āύ āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤
03

āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ

in or into a level, even, or upright position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tugged the picture frame straight on the wall.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋāϰ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āϟāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
3.1

āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

in an erect or upright posture
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soldier stood straight, ready for inspection.
āϏ⧈āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĨ¤
3.2

āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

into correct or proper condition or arrangement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I spent the morning putting the house straight after the party.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞāϟāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
04

āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϝ⧌āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in a clear, logical, or mentally sound manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Get some rest so you can reason straight in the morning.
āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤
05

āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ, āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻžāϖ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in an open and honest way, without evasion or embellishment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She asked me straight whether I was lying.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻ›āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻžāĨ¤
06

āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻžāύāĻž

without pause or interruption
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They studied all night straight for the exam.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āϰāĻžāϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻžāύāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
07

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āχāωāύāĻŋāϟ

at a fixed price for each item, regardless of quantity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They charged ten bucks straight per ticket.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻŸā§‡ āĻĻāĻļ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

āϏāϰāϞ, āϏāϰāϞ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ

a stretch or portion of something that is not curved or bent, especially the final section of a racetrack
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He maintained his pace until the final straight of the race.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϰ⧇āϏ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āϏāϰāϞ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻšā§‡āĻŸā§‡āϰ⧋, āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻŽāĻ•āĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

someone who is sexually drawn to people of the opposite sex
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He assumed I was a straight, but I corrected him.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϧāϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāϰāϞ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
03

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻžāĻ—āϤ, āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻ—āϤ

a person who is conventional, traditional, or socially respectable
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They called him a straight, but he just liked keeping things simple.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻžāĻ—āϤ āĻŦāϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϏ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āϏāĻšāϜ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤāĨ¤
04

āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ

(poker) a hand consisting of five cards in sequence, regardless of their suit
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I was hoping for a flush, but I ended up with a straight.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āχāϟ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
05

āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϜ, āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ

a sequence of successful actions achieving a perfect score or outcome in a game or contest
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His streak included seven straights in the tournament.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϟ⧁āĻ°ā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āϏāĻžāϤāϟāĻŋ straight āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ, āϜāϝāĻŧ

first place at the finish of a horse race
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Bettors cheered as their pick took the straight.
āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋ āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āϞ⧋āϕ⧇āϰāĻž āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

straightness
straight
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