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English

Etymology
ME. streght (Anglo Saxon streht), the past participle of Middle English strechen (Anglo-Saxon streccan), to stretch.

Pronunciation
SAMPA|/streIt/
audio|en-us-straight.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪt|-eɪt

Homophones
strait

Alternative spellings
streight (obsolete)

Adjective
en-adj|straighter|straightest

1. Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.

#: a straight line.

1. Strictly along political lines.

#: He always votes a straight ticket.

1. Direct, truthful, frank.

#: a straight answer.

1. As it should be.

#: Everything is straight now.

1. Undiluted.

#: straight whiskey.

1. Having all cylinders in a single row. (referring to an internal combustion engine)

#: a straight six.

1. slang: conventional.
2. slang: heterosexual.
3. slang: boring, unappealing, bad or of low quality.
4. cricket On, or near a line running between the two wickets.

Usage notes
Straight is sometimes humorously used as meaning low quality by homosexuals and bisexuals, rather than gay.

Translations
trans-top|Not crooked or bent
Czech: p�ímý m
Dutch: recht, rechte
Finnish: t+|fi|suora
French: t+|fr|droit|m, t+|fr|droite|f
German: t+|de|gerade
Greek: t|el|ί�ιο�|m|scGrek (ísios), t|el|ε�θ��|m|scGrek (efthýs)
Hungarian: egyenes
Icelandic: t+|is|beinn
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Irish: t-|ga|díreach|xs=Irish
Kurdish: KUchar|Ú�Û�Ú©
Polish: t+|pl|prosty
Portuguese: t+|pt|reto|m
Russian: t+|ru|п��мой|trpr'amój|scCyrl
Swedish: t+|sv|rak
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trans-top|Strictly along political lines
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trans-top|Direct, truthful, frank
Dutch: zoals het hoort
Finnish: suora, rehellinen, vilpitön
French: t-|fr|comme il faut
Hungarian: egyenes, �szinte
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Polish: t+|pl|prosty
Portuguese: direto m, honesto m
Russian: t+|ru|п��мой|trpr'amój|scCyrl
Swedish: t+|sv|rak
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trans-top|As it should be
Finnish: t+|fi|kunto|altkunnossa, t+|fi|järjestys|altjärjestyksessä
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Portuguese: direito m
Russian: п�авил�н�й (právil'nyj), но�мал�н�й (normál'nyj)
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trans-top|Undiluted
Dutch: t+|nl|puur, t-|nl|pure
Finnish: raaka, laimentamaton
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French: t+|fr|pur, t+|fr|pure
Russian: �и���й (�ístyj), не�азбавленн�й (n'erazbávl'ennyj)
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trans-top|Having all cylinders in a single row
Finnish: t+|fi|suora
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Polish: t+|pl|prosty
Swedish: t+|sv|rak
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trans-top|conventional
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trans-top|heterosexual
French: t+|fr|hetero
Finnish: hetero, heteroseksuaali
German: t-|de|hetero
Hungarian: heteró
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Irish: t-|ga|díreach|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|eterosessuale
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trans-top|boring, unappealing, bad or of low quality
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trans-top|On, or near a line running between the two wickets
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|�ست��� unicode|(mustaqí:m)
ttbc|Chinese: �� (zhí de), ��� (b�zhí de)
ttbc|Italian: diritto, liscio, subito
ttbc|Japanese: ���� (�����, massuguna)
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ttbc|Korean: ��른 (ggokbareun)
ttbc|Spanish: derecho
ttbc|Telugu: తిన�నని (tinnani), సరళమ�న (saraLamaina), స��ి (sooTi)
ttbc|Welsh: uniawn

Derived terms
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straight-acting
straight-arm
straight-faced
straight-forward
straight A
straight and narrow
straight arm
straight bat
straight dinkum
straight edge
straight face
straight forward
straight from the horse's mouth
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straight hit
straight line
straight man
straight out of the chute
straight ticket
straightaway
straightedge
straighten
straightforward
straightjacket
straightly
straightness
straightway
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Adverb
straight (compar: straighter, superl: straightest)

1. In a forward direction.

#: straight ahead

1. Continuously; without interruption or pause.

#: He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight.

Translations
trans-top|in a forward direction
Chinese: � (zhí), ��� (zhíji� de)
Dutch: t+|nl|rechtdoor
Finnish: suoraan
French: t-|fr|tout droit
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German: geradeaus
Russian: п��мо (pr'ámo)
Swedish: rakt fram
Telugu: తిన�న�ా (tinnagaa), స��ి�ా (sootigaa)
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Derived terms
straight up
Noun
en-noun

1. A part of a racecourse, running track or other road etc that is not curved.
2. In poker, five cards in sequence.

Translations
trans-top|A part of a racecourse or running track that is not curved
Finnish: t+|fi|suora
French: ligne droite f
Italian: rettilineo m
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Portuguese: t+|pt|reta|f
Russian: п��ма� (pr'amája) f
Swedish: raksträcka c, raka c
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trans-top|In poker, five cards in sequence
Finnish: t+|fi|suora
French: t+|fr|quinte|f
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Russian: ���ей� (strejt) m, ���и� (strit) m
Swedish: stege c
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Dutch: straat
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Derived terms
straight flush

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