straight meaning and definition

STRAIGHT noun

Definition of straight (noun)

1. a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
   • synonyms: heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person
2. a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
3. a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
   • synonyms: straightaway

STRAIGHT adjective

Definition of straight (adjective)

1. successive (without a break)
   • "sick for five straight days"
   • synonyms: consecutive
2. having no deviations
   • "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
   • antonym: crooked
3. (of hair) having no waves or curls
   • "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"
   • antonym: curly
4. erect in posture
   • "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
   • synonyms: unbent, unbowed
5. in keeping with the facts
   • "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"
6. characterized by honesty and fairness
   • "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
   • synonyms: square
   • antonym: corrupt
7. no longer coiled
   • synonyms: uncoiled
   • antonym: coiled
8. free from curves or angles
   • "a straight line"
   • antonym: curved
9. neatly arranged; not disorderly
   • "the room is straight now"
10. not homosexual
11. accurately fitted; level
    • "the window frame isn't quite true"
    • synonyms: true
12. without evasion or compromise
    • "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
    • synonyms: square, straightforward
13. without water
    • "took his whiskey neat"
    • synonyms: full-strength, neat
14. following a correct or logical method
    • "straight reasoning"
15. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
    • synonyms: square

STRAIGHT adverb

Definition of straight (adverb)

1. without deviation
   • "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
   • synonyms: direct, directly
2. 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
   • antonym: indirectly
3. in a straight line; in a direct course
   • "the road runs straight"