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straight
adjective
-
straight
,
straighter
,
straightest
forming
a
line
without
bends
,
curves
,
or
angles
•
Draw
a
straight
line
from
the
top
of
the
page
to
the
bottom
.
Draw
a
straight
line
from
the
top
of
the
page
to
the
bottom
.
•
The
highway
ran
straight
across
the
flat
desert
for
miles
.
The
highway
ran
straight
across
the
flat
desert
for
miles
.
adverb
in
a
direct
line
or
manner
,
without
turning
or
stopping
•
Go
straight
ahead
until
you
see
the
park
on
your
left
.
Go
straight
ahead
until
you
see
the
park
on
your
left
.
•
He
walked
straight
into
the
room
without
knocking
.
He
walked
straight
into
the
room
without
knocking
.
adjective
-
straight
,
straighter
,
straightest
not
bent
,
curved
,
or
twisted
;
having
the
shortest
,
direct
line
or
shape
•
The
road
across
the
desert
was
perfectly
straight
,
stretching
to
the
horizon
.
The
road
across
the
desert
was
perfectly
straight
,
stretching
to
the
horizon
.
•
He
used
a
ruler
to
draw
a
straight
line
on
the
white
sheet
of
paper
.
He
used
a
ruler
to
draw
a
straight
line
on
the
white
sheet
of
paper
.
From
Old
English
‘
streht
’,
past
participle
of
‘
streccan
’
meaning
“
to
stretch
”.
adverb
-
straight
,
straighter
,
straightest
directly
;
without
turning
,
stopping
,
or
delay
•
After
class
,
Lucy
went
straight
home
to
feed
her
dog
.
After
class
,
Lucy
went
straight
home
to
feed
her
dog
.
•
The
rocket
shot
straight
up
into
the
clear
blue
sky
.
The
rocket
shot
straight
up
into
the
clear
blue
sky
.
Adverb
use
from
the
adjective
sense
,
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
.
adjective
-
straight
,
straighter
,
straightest
honest
and
direct
,
not
hiding
the
truth
•
Tell
me
the
straight
facts
so
I
can
decide
.
Tell
me
the
straight
facts
so
I
can
decide
.
•
He
gave
a
straight
answer
instead
of
trying
to
avoid
the
question
.
He
gave
a
straight
answer
instead
of
trying
to
avoid
the
question
.
adjective
-
straight
,
straighter
,
straightest
honest
,
clear
,
and
truthful
;
not
hiding
the
facts
•
Please
be
straight
with
me
—
did
you
break
the
vase
?
Please
be
straight
with
me
—
did
you
break
the
vase
?
•
The
coach
gave
the
team
a
straight
answer
about
their
chances
in
the
finals
.
The
coach
gave
the
team
a
straight
answer
about
their
chances
in
the
finals
.
Figurative
sense
of
moral
or
factual
directness
dates
to
the
early
1600s
.
adjective
-
straight
,
straighter
,
straightest
describing
a
person
who
is
romantically
and
sexually
attracted
to
people
of
the
opposite
sex
(
heterosexual
)
•
Emma
is
lesbian
,
but
her
brother
is
straight
.
Emma
is
lesbian
,
but
her
brother
is
straight
.
•
The
event
welcomes
both
straight
and
LGBTQ+
participants
.
The
event
welcomes
both
straight
and
LGBTQ+
participants
.
Sexual-orientation
use
developed
in
20th-century
American
slang
,
contrasting
with
the
earlier
slang
use
of
‘
bent
’.
adjective
attracted
to
people
of
the
opposite
sex
;
heterosexual
•
He
said
he
was
straight
,
so
she
knew
he
liked
women
.
He
said
he
was
straight
,
so
she
knew
he
liked
women
.
•
The
survey
asked
whether
participants
were
gay
,
straight
,
or
bisexual
.
The
survey
asked
whether
participants
were
gay
,
straight
,
or
bisexual
.
noun
in
card
games
,
especially
poker
,
a
hand
of
five
cards
in
sequence
,
not
all
of
the
same
suit
•
Jake
won
the
pot
with
a
straight
from
five
to
nine
.
Jake
won
the
pot
with
a
straight
from
five
to
nine
.
•
A
flush
beats
a
straight
in
most
poker
games
.
A
flush
beats
a
straight
in
most
poker
games
.
From
the
idea
of
cards
forming
a
straight
,
continuous
sequence
.