straight

[[t]streɪt[/t]]

adj. -er, -est, adv. n.

1) without a bend, angle, wave, or curve

2) exactly vertical or horizontal

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[/ex]

5) direct in character; candid:

straight talk[/ex]

6) honest; honorable; upright

7) reliable; factual; objective:

straight reportage[/ex]

8) cogent; rational:

straight thinking[/ex]

9) being in the proper order or condition

10) continuous; unbroken:

in straight succession[/ex]

11) thoroughgoing; complete:

a straight liberal[/ex]

12) gov supporting all candidates of one political party:

voted a straight ticket[/ex]

13) adhering to the suitable conventions:

a straight comedy[/ex]

14) cvb sts Informal.

a) heterosexual

b) traditional; conventional

c) free from using narcotics

d) not engaged in crime; law-abiding; reformed

15) vin undiluted; unmixed:

straight whiskey[/ex]

16) in a straight line:

to walk straight[/ex]

17) in or into an even or proper condition or position:

pictures hung straight; to put a room straight[/ex]

18) in an erect posture:

Stand straight[/ex]

19) directly:

Go straight home[/ex]

20) frankly; candidly (often fol. by out)

21) honestly; virtuously:

to live straight[/ex]

22) in possession of truth or facts:

to set someone straight[/ex]

23) without embellishment:

Tell the story straight[/ex]

24) the condition of being straight

25) a straight form, part, or position

26) cvb sts Informal.

a) a heterosexual

b) a person who follows conventional mores

27) gam a sequence of five consecutive cards of various suits

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- straight up

Etymology: 1250–1300; (adj.); orig. ptp. of ME strecchen to stretch straight′ly, adv. straight′ness, n.