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Straight
English
Etymology
- from Middle English streght (Anglo Saxon streht), the past participle of Middle English strechen (Anglo-Saxon streccan), to stretch.
Pronunciation
Homophones
Adjective
straight (straighter , straightest )
- not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
- a straight line.
- strictly along political lines.
- He always votes a straight ticket.
- direct, truthful, frank.
- a straight answer.
- as it should be.
- Everything is straight now.
- undiluted.
- straight whiskey.
- having all cylinders in a single row. (referring to an internal combustion engine)
- a straight six.
- slang: conventional.
- slang: heterosexual.
- (Slang) boring, unappealing, bad or of low quality.
Usage Notes
- Straight is sometimes humorously used as meaning low quality by homosexuals and bisexuals, rather than gay.
Translations
- Chinese: 直的, 笔直的
- [[]]: recht (1), rechte (1), zoals het hoort (3), puur (5), pure (5)
- [[]]: droit m (1), droite f (1), comme il faut (3), pur (5), pure (5), hetero (8)
- German: gerade (1), hetero (8)
- Irish: díreach (1), (8)
- Italian: dritto , liscio , subito, eterosessuale (8)
- [[]]: reto m (1), direto m (3), honesto m (3), direito m (4)
- [[]]: rak (1,3,6)
- Welsh: uniawn
Adverb
straight
- in a forward direction.
- straight ahead
Translations
Noun
straight
- a part of a racecourse or running track that is not curved.
- in poker, five cards in sequence.
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