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    [Adjective]  | "straight" | \ ˈstrāt \


    1: free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities

    2: generated by a point moving continuously in the same direction and expressed by a linear equation

    3: lying along or holding to a direct or proper course or method

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English streght, straight, from past participle of strecchen to stretch {mat|stretch|};

    [Adjective]  | "straight-ahead" | \ ˈstrāt-ə-ˈhed \


    1: relating to or being music performed in an unembellished manner typical of a given idiom or performer; broadly : straightforward

    Origin: 1964 ;

    [Adverb]  | "straight" 


    1: in a straight manner

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "straight" 


    1: straighten

    Origin: 1530 ;

    [Noun]  | "straight" 


    1: something that is straight: such as

    2: a straight line or arrangement

    3: straightaway; especially : homestretch

    Origin: 1718 ;

    [Noun]  | "straight and narrow" 


    1: the way of propriety and rectitude —used with the

    Origin: 1906 ;

     Probably alteration of strait and narrow; from the admonition of Matthew 7:14 (King James Version), "strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life";

    [Noun]  | "straight angle" 


    1: an angle whose sides lie in opposite directions from the vertex in the same straight line and which equals two right angles

    Origin: 1869 ;

    [Noun]  | "straight-arm" | \ ˈstrāt-ˌärm \


    1: an act or instance of warding off a person or thing by pushing with the palm of the hand with the arm fully extended from the shoulder and the elbow locked —called also stiff-arm

    Origin: 1894 ;

    [Noun]  | "straight arrow" 


    1: a person who lives by rigidly proper or conventional standards

    Origin: 1956 ;

     From the expression straight as an arrow;

    [Noun]  | "straight chain" 


    1: an open chain of atoms having no side chains —usually hyphenated when used attributively

    Origin: 1888 ;

    [Adjective]  | "straight" 


    1: free from irregularities or digressions in course;


      * e.g., " ... in the wide, open spaces of the West some rural roads are incredibly straight "




    2: conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue;


      * e.g., " ... a store owner known and trusted for his straight dealings "




    3: free from added matter;


      * e.g., " ... would you like that whiskey straight or with soda? "




    [Adjective]  | "straight-faced" 


    1: as in deadpan, expressionless;



    [Adjective]  | "straight-out" 


    1: having no exceptions or restrictions;


      * e.g., " ... the straight-out enmity between the two tennis players was unmistakable "



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    [Adverb]  | "straight" 


    1: in a direct line or course;


      * e.g., " ... when we got to the airport, we went straight to the baggage claim area "




    2: in an honest and direct manner;


      * e.g., " ... we gave it to him straight: his performance would have to improve—or he was out "



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    [Adverb]  | "straight off" 


    1: without delay;


      * e.g., " ... I told her straight off that I was not going to do that "



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    [Noun]  | "straight shooters" 


    [Noun]  | "straight shooter" 


    [Noun]  | "straight arrow" 


    1: as in prude, fuddy-duddy;



    [Noun]  | "straight arrows" 


    [Verb]  | "set straight" 


    1: as in clean house;



     [ "straight" ]

    1: Meaning something is "okay" or "cool".

      * e.g.,  ... Naw man thats straight. 

     [ "straight" ]

    1: not gay

      * e.g.,  ... corey is gay, brandon is straight 

     [ "straight" ]

    1: Can be used as an adverb or adjective to signify emphasis.

      * e.g.,  ...  That movie was so funny it had us straight ROLLIN'. 

     [ "straight" ]

    1: a mental illness 😿

      * e.g.,  ... "ew straight people the symptoms of straightness are : 

     [ "straight" ]

    1: All set, good to go, pearl

      * e.g.,  ... You okay man? You got hit kinda hard there. 

     [ "straight" ]

    1:  Straight means "exclusively attracted to the opposite sex." (a.k.a. heterosexual)

      * e.g.,  ... He is straight as Alex. 

     [ "straight" ]

    2:  not bend, without angle, or curve.

      * e.g.,  ... To walk straight. 

     [ "straight" ]

    3:  even

     [ "straight" ]

    4:  honest

     [ "straight" ]

    5:  upright

     [ "straight" ]

    1: A set of five cards in poker that make up consecutive numbers without starting back at the beginning (Aces can count as either 1 above king or 1 below 2)

      * e.g.,  ... 3,4,5,6,7 is a straight, but Q,K,A,2,3 is not a straight. 

     [ "straight" ]

    1: instead of "thats so GAY" you make it "thats so STRAIGHT"

      * e.g.,  ... ryan: ew, thats so gay! 

     [ "straight" ]

    1: The term straight really is used for users/sellers of drugs. If the drug dealer is "straight" he has the product the client is looking for.

      * e.g.,  ... Ay, mike u straight? 

     [ "straight" ]

    1: not me

      * e.g.,  ... i aint straight. im gay 

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