straight

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Synonyms: straught, streight, stright, straggot, shright, strait, spright, starlight, straint, straighty, straylight

Antonyms: straught, streight, stright, straggot, shright, strait, spright, starlight, straint, straighty, straylight

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Adjective

1. Not [[crooked]], [[curly]], or [[bent]]; having a [[constant]] [[direction]] throughout its [[length]]. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|of a path, trajectory, etc.}} {{cap|direct}}, [[undeviating]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
3. Perfectly [[horizontal]] or [[vertical]]; not [[diagonal]] or [[oblique]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|cricket}} Describing the [[bat]] as held so as not to [[incline]] to either side; on, or near a line running between the two [[wicket]]s. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|engineering|of an internal-combustion engine}} Having all cylinders in a single straight line; [[in-line]].
6. {{cap|direct}} in [[communication]]; [[unevasive]], [[straightforward]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
7. {{cap|free}} from [[dishonesty]]; [[honest]], [[law-abiding]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
8. {{cap|serious}} rather than [[comedic]].
9. In [[proper]] [[order]]; as it should be. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
10. In a [[row]], in [[unbroken]] [[sequence]]; [[consecutive]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
11. {{lb|en|tennis}} Describing the [[set]]s in a [[match]] of which the [[winner]] did not [[lose]] a single [[set]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
12. {{lb|en|US|politics}} Making no [[exception]]s or [[deviation]]s in one's [[support]] of the [[organization]] and [[candidate]]s of a [[political party]].

Adverb

1. Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
2. {{senseid|en|directly; without pause, delay or detour}} Directly; without [[pause]], [[delay]] or [[detour]].
3. Continuously; without [[interruption]] or [[pause]].
4. Of speech or information, without prevarication or holding back; directly; straightforwardly; plainly.

Noun

1. Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
2. {{lb|en|[[poker]]}} Five cards in [[sequence]].
3. {{lb|en|colloquial}} A [[heterosexual]].
4. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[normal]] [[person]]; someone in [[mainstream]] society.
5. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[cigarette]], particularly one containing [[tobacco]] instead of [[marijuana]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
6. A [[chiropractor]] who relies solely on [[spinal]] [[adjustment]], with no other treatments.
7. A [[cat]] that has straight [[ear]]s despite belonging to a [[breed]] that often has folded ears.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[straighten]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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