Definitions for straightstreɪt

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

straightstreɪt(adj.; adv.; n.)-er, -est

(adj.)without a bend, angle, wave, or curve.
exactly vertical or horizontal.
(of a line) generated by a point moving at a constant velocity with respect to another point.
evenly or uprightly formed or set:
straight shoulders.
direct in character; candid:
straight talk.
honest; honorable; upright.
reliable; factual; objective:
straight reportage.
cogent; rational:
straight thinking.
being in the proper order or condition.
continuous; unbroken:
in straight succession.
thoroughgoing; complete:
a straight liberal.
supporting all candidates of one political party:
voted a straight ticket.
Category: Government
adhering to the suitable conventions:
a straight comedy.
Informal. heterosexual. traditional; conventional. free from using narcotics. not engaged in crime; law-abiding; reformed.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
undiluted; unmixed:
straight whiskey.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking
(adv.)in a straight line:
to walk straight.
in or into an even or proper condition or position:
pictures hung straight; to put a room straight.
in an erect posture:
Stand straight.
directly:
Go straight home.
frankly; candidly (often fol. by out).
honestly; virtuously:
to live straight.
in possession of truth or facts:
to set someone straight.
without embellishment:
Tell the story straight.
(n.)the condition of being straight.
a straight form, part, or position.
Informal. a heterosexual. a person who follows conventional mores.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
a sequence of five consecutive cards of various suits.
Category: Games

Idioms for straight:

straight up,served without ice:
a martini straight up.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking, Idiom

Origin of straight:

1250–1300; (adj.); orig. ptp. of ME strecchen to stretch

straight′ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straight(noun)
a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
straight(noun)
a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
straightaway, straight(adj)
a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
straight, consecutive(adj)
successive (without a break)
"sick for five straight days"
straight(adj)
having no deviations
"straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
straight(adj)
(of hair) having no waves or curls
"her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"
straight, unbent, unbowed(adj)
erect in posture
"sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
straight(adj)
in keeping with the facts
"set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"
straight, square(adj)
characterized by honesty and fairness
"straight dealing"; "a square deal"
uncoiled, straight(adj)
no longer coiled
straight(adj)
free from curves or angles
"a straight line"
straight(adj)
neatly arranged; not disorderly
"the room is straight now"
straight(adj)
not homosexual
true, straight(adj)
accurately fitted; level
"the window frame isn't quite true"
square(a), straightforward, straight(adj)
without evasion or compromise
"a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
neat, straight, full-strength(adj)
without water
"took his whiskey neat"
straight(adj)
following a correct or logical method
"straight reasoning"
square, straight(adverb)
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
directly, straight, direct(adverb)
without deviation
"the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
directly, flat, straight(adverb)
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
"he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"
straight(adverb)
in a straight line; in a direct course
"the road runs straight"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

straight(adjective)ɪt
not bending or curving
a straight line; The road was straight.
straightɪt
correctly positioned, not leaning
Move the post so that it's straight.
straightɪt
honest and truthful
Just be straight with me - do I look ridiculous?
straightɪt
one after the other without a pause; = consecutive
a business with three straight years of sales growth
straightɪt
heterosexual
Is he straight or gay do you think?
straightɪt
to make sure sth is understood
Let's get this straight first - I am not paying for this.
straight(adverb)ɪt
in a straight line, without turning or curving
The cows were running straight at us.
straightɪt
without stopping
Go straight home.
straightɪt
immediately; = now
She went straight to the principal.; He left straight after the show.
straightɪt
one after the other without a pause; = consecutive
I slept for 12 hours straight.
straightɪt
in the correct position, not leaning
Stand up straight.

Wiktionary

straight(Noun)
A part of a racecourse, running track or other road etc that is not curved.
straight(Noun)
A heterosexual.
My friends call straights "heteros".
straight(Noun)
In poker, five cards in sequence.
straight(Noun)
A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also straighter.
straight(Adverb)
Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
straight(Adverb)
Of movement or travel, directly; without pause, delay or detour.
On arriving at work, he went straight to his office.
straight(Adverb)
Continuously; without interruption or pause.
He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight.
straight(Adjective)
Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
straight(Adjective)
Stretched out; fully extended.
straight(Adjective)
Of a path, trajectory etc.: direct, undeviating.
straight(Adjective)
Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
straight(Adjective)
Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
straight(Adjective)
Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
straight(Adjective)
Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.
straight(Adjective)
In a row, in unbroken sequence.
straight(Adjective)
In proper order; as it should be.
straight(Adjective)
Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.
straight(Adjective)
Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
straight(Adjective)
Conventional, socially acceptable; unadventurous.
straight(Adjective)
Not using alcohol, drugs etc.
straight(Adjective)
Heterosexual.

Origin: streght, the past participle of strechen, from streccan.

Webster Dictionary

Straight(adj)
a variant of Strait, a
Straight(u)
right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece of timber
Straight(u)
approximately straight; not much curved; as, straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to the apex, with a small curve
Straight(u)
composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush
Straight(u)
conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing
Straight(u)
unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight
Straight(u)
making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others; as, a straight ballot
Straight(adverb)
in a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark
Straight(noun)
a hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush
Straight(verb)
to straighten