Straight

Egypt is a long country, but it is straight, that is to say, narrow.

- Sir J. Mandeville.

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.

And the crooked shall be made straight.

- Isa. xl. 4.

There are many several sorts of crooked lines, but there is only one which is straight.

- Dryden.

(Bot.) 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.

(Card Playing) Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush.

Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing.

Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight.

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 arch
(Arch.) a form of arch in which the intrados is straight, but with its joints drawn radially, as in a common arch.

A straight face
one giving no evidence of merriment or other emotion.

A straight line
"That which lies evenly between its extreme points." Euclid. "The shortest line between two points." Chauvenet. "A line which has the same direction through its whole length." Newcomb. - Euclid.

Straight-way valve
a valve which, when opened widely, affords a straight passageway, as for water.

adv.

In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark.

I know thy generous temper well;
Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it,
It straight takes fire, and mounts into a blaze.

- Addison.

Everything was going on straight.

- W. Black.

(Poker) A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush.

v. t.

To straighten.

Noun	1.	straight - a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex Synonyms: heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person
	2.	straight - a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
	3.	straight - a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse Synonyms: straightaway
Adj.	1.	straight - successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days" Synonyms: consecutive
	2.	straight - having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders" Antonyms: crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
	3.	straight - (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky" Antonyms: curly - (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair"
	4.	straight - erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back" Synonyms: unbowed, unbent, upright
	5.	straight - right; in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"
	6.	straight - honest and morally upright; "I just want a straight answer to the question"; "straight dealing" Antonyms: corrupt, crooked - not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
	7.	straight - no longer coiled Synonyms: uncoiled
	8.	straight - without curves Antonyms: curved, curving - not straight; having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"
	9.	straight - neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now"
	10.	straight - characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal"; "wanted to do the square thing" Synonyms: square
	11.	straight - not homosexual
	12.	straight - accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true" Synonyms: true
	13.	straight - without water; "took his whiskey neat" Synonyms: full-strength, neat
	14.	straight - reliable in matters of fact; "he was always straight with me"
	15.	straight - following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning"
	16.	straight - rigidly conventional or old-fashioned Synonyms: square
Adv.	1.	straight - without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office" Synonyms: direct, directly
	2.	straight - 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" Synonyms: directly, flat
	3.	straight - in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs straight"

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