Definitions of STRAIGHT in various dictionaries:
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a heterosexual person
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a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
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a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
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successive (without a break)
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having no deviations
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(of hair) having no waves or curls
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erect in posture
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in keeping with the facts
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characterized by honesty and fairness
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no longer coiled
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free from curves or angles
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neatly arranged
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not homosexual
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accurately fitted
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without evasion or compromise
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without water
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following a correct or logical method
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rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
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without deviation
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in a forthright manner
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in a straight line
Extending continuously in the same direction without curving: a straight line.
Having no waves or bends: straight hair.
Erect; upright: has a straight, strong back.
Perfectly horizontal or vertical; level or even: The mirror isn’t straight.
Direct and candid: a straight answer.
Following a direct or correct method or approach; systematic: straight reasoning.
Coming from a reliable source; factual: a straight tip; straight information.
Showing or marked by honesty or fair-mindedness: straight business dealings.
Right; correct: made sure the facts were straight in the report.
Neatly arranged; orderly: The room is straight again.
Uninterrupted; consecutive: sick for five straight days; their fourth straight victory.
Having the parts or details in correct sequence.
Made up of five cards constituting a sequence in poker.
Characterized by undeviating support, as of a principle or a political party: always votes a straight party line; a straight Democrat.
Not deviating from what is considered socially normal, usual, or acceptable; conventional.
Conventional to an extreme degree.
Heterosexual.
Not being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Not deviating from the normal or strict form: straight Freudian analysis.
Not altered, embellished, or modified: does straight comedy.
Concerned with serious or important matters: a straight drama without comedy or music.
Of or relating to a straight man.
Not mixed with anything else; undiluted: straight bourbon.
Sold without discount regardless of the amount purchased.
In a straight line; directly.
In an erect posture; upright.
Without detour or delay: went straight home.
Without circumlocution; candidly: I’ll say it to you straight: you’re wrong.
In a neat and orderly condition: put the living room straight.
In an honest, law-abiding, or virtuous manner: lives straight.
Without stopping; continuously: walked six hours straight.
Without embellishment or modification: tell the joke straight; play the role straight.
Without ice, water, or a mixer: drinks her whiskey straight.
The straight part, as of a road: “The car darted forward on to the straight” (Kingsley Amis).
The straight part of a racecourse between the winning post and the last turn.
A straight line.
A straight form or position.
A poker hand containing five cards of various suits in numerical sequence, ranked above three of a kind and below a flush.
A conventional person, especially one considered a member of established society.
A heterosexual person.
A person who does not use illegal drugs.
adj - extending uniformly in one direction without bends or irregularities