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- Dictionarystraight/streɪt/
adjective
- 1. extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend: "a long, straight road" Similar Opposite
- 2. properly positioned so as to be level, upright, or symmetrical: "he made sure his tie was straight" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. in a straight line; directly: "he was gazing straight at her" Similar
- 2. in or into a level, even, or upright position: "he pulled his clothes straight"
noun
- 1. a part of something that is not curved or bent, especially a straight section of a racecourse: "he pulled away in the straight to win by half a second"
- 2. a heterosexual person. informal
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STRAIGHT definition: 1. continuing in one direction without bending or curving: 2. honest: 3. If you tell someone…. Learn more.
1. a. : free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities. straight hair. straight timber. b. : generated by a point moving continuously in the same direction and expressed by a linear equation. a straight line. the straight segment of a curve. 2. a. : lying along or holding to a direct or proper course or method. a straight thinker. b.
Straight definition: without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct. See examples of STRAIGHT used in a sentence.
If you describe someone as straight, you mean that they are normal and conventional, for example in their opinions and in the way they live.
not in a curve or at an angle; in a straight line. Keep straight on for two miles. Can you stretch your arms out straighter? He was too tired to walk straight. I can't shoot straight (= accurately). She looked me straight in the eye.
Definition of straight adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
straight meaning, definition, what is straight: in a line or direction that is not curve...: Learn more.