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1straight \'stra^-t\ adj [ME streght, straight, fr. pp. of strecchen to stretch -- more at STRETCH] (14c) 1a: free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities [straight hair] [straight timber] [a straight stream] 1b: generated by a point moving continuously in the same direction and expressed by a linear equation [a straight line] [the straight segment of a curve] 2: DIRECT, UNINTERRUPTED: as 2a: lying along or holding to a direct or proper course or method [a straight thinker] 2b: CANDID, FRANK [gave me a straight answer] 2c: coming directly from a trustworthy source [a straight tip on the horses] 2d (1): having the elements in an order [the straight sequence of events] 2d (2): CONSECUTIVE [12 straight days] 2e: having the cylinders arranged in a single straight line [a straight 8cylinder engine] 2f: PLUMB, VERTICAL [the picture isn't quite straight] 3a: exhibiting honesty and fairness [straight dealing] 3b: properly ordered or arranged [set the kitchen straight] [set us straight on that issue]; also: CORRECT [get the facts straight] 3c: free from extraneous matter: UNMIXED [straight gin] 3d: marked by no exceptions or deviations in support of a principle or party [a straight Republican] [votes a straight Democratic ticket] 3e: having a fixed price for each regardless of the number sold [cigars 20 cents straight] 3f: not deviating from the general norm or prescribed pattern [wrote straight biography with no fictional passages] 3g (1): exhibiting no deviation from what is established or accepted as usual, normal, or proper: CONVENTIONAL; also: SQUARE 5f 3g (2): not using or under the influence of drugs or alcohol 3h: HETEROSEXUAL 4: being the only form of remuneration [a salesman on straight commission] -- straight-ish \-ish\ adj -- straight-ly adv -- straight-ness n 2straight adv (14c) :in a straight manner
3straight vt, chiefly Scot
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