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Definition of straight:
a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit) a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days" having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders" (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky" erect in posture; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back" in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report" characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal" no longer coiled free from curves or angles; "a straight line" neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now" not homosexual accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true" without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears" without water; "took his whiskey neat" following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning" rigidly conventional or old-fashioned without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office" 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" in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs straight" |