straight

noun

Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.

(poker) Five cards in sequence.

(colloquial) A heterosexual.

(slang) A normal person; someone in mainstream society.

(slang) A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana.

A chiropractor who relies solely on spinal adjustment, with no other treatments.

A cat that has straight ears despite belonging to a breed that often has folded ears.

A surname.

verb

(transitive) To straighten.

adjective

Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.

(of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating.

Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.

(cricket) Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.

(engineering, of an internal-combustion engine) Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line.

Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.

Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.

Serious rather than comedic.

In proper order; as it should be.

In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive.

(tennis) Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.

(US, politics) Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party.

(US, politics) Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a single party and no others.

(colloquial) Conventional; mainstream; socially acceptable.

(colloquial) Heterosexual.

(colloquial, of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex (sometimes, but not always, specifically between heterosexual people).

(slang, sex work) Related to conventional sexual intercourse.

(colloquial) Not using alcohol, drugs, etc.

(fashion) Not plus size; thin.

(slang) Thorough; utter; unqualified.

Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.

(sciences, mathematics) Concerning the property allowing the parallel transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain as such throughout that course (a course which is straight, a straight curve, is a geodesic).

(informal, of a person) OK, all right, fine; in a good state or situation.

(informal, of people, reciprocal) On good terms.

(rare, now chiefly religion) Strait; narrow.

(obsolete) Stretched out; fully extended.

(telegraphy, historical, of a telegram) Sent at a full rate for immediate delivery; being a fast telegram.

adverb

Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.

Directly; without pause, delay or detour.

Continuously; without interruption or pause.

Of speech or information, without prevarication or holding back; directly; straightforwardly; plainly.

Synonyms for straight

unbentadj straightforwardadj straightawayn directlyadv straightlyadv directadj heterosexualn aboveboardadj flatadj rectilinearadj straightforwardlyadv unbowedadj undeviatingadj squarelyadv perpendicularadj neatadj

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