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straight 2, adjective (oh)



2 W3S2 adj comparative straighter superlative straightest
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1 ?not bending or curving?
2 ?level/upright?
3 ?truthful?
4 ?one after another?
5 ?tidy?
6 get something straight
7 set/put somebody straight
8 straight face
9 ?sexual choice?
10 ?alcoholic drink?
11 ?not owing money?
12 ?choice/exchange?
13 ?fight/competition?
14 ?normal?
15 ?not funny?
16 ?only one type?
17 ?drugs?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: From an old past participle of stretch]
?NOT BENDING OR CURVING?
something that is straight does not bend or curve
::a long, straight road
::Try to keep your legs straight.
::Always lift with a straight back.
::her long, straight black hair
::They sat down in a straight line .
::The road was dead straight (=completely straight) .
?LEVEL/UPRIGHT?
level or upright, and not leaning to one side
::Is my tie straight?
::straight white teeth
?TRUTHFUL?
honest and truthful
::I'd like a straight answer please.
::Just give me a straight yes or no.
::I think it's time for some straight talk now.
be straight with sb
::I wish you'd just be straight with me.
?ONE AFTER ANOTHER?
[only before noun] happening immediately one after another in a series
::The team now has an amazing record of 43 straight wins.
?TIDY?
[not before noun] a room that is straight is clean and tidy and everything is in its proper place
::It took me two hours to get the house straight .
get sth straight
spoken to understand the facts of a situation and be able to tell them correctly
::I wanted to get the facts straight.
::Let me get this straight - Tom sold the car and gave you the money?
set/put sb straight
to make someone understand the true facts about a situation
::Tell him to ask Ruth - she'll put him straight.
straight face
if you have a straight face, you are not laughing or smiling even though you would like to
::I found it very difficult to keep a straight face .
?SEXUAL CHOICE?
informal someone who is straight is attracted to people of the opposite sex
-synonym heterosexual heterosexual
?ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
a straight alcoholic drink has no water or any other drink added to it
::a straight whisky
?NOT OWING MONEY?
[not before noun] spoken if two people are straight, they no longer owe money to each other
::If you give me ¡ê10 then we're straight.
?CHOICE/EXCHANGE?
[only before noun] a straight choice or exchange is between only two possible choices or things
::It was a straight choice between my career or my family.
::We did a straight swap - one of my cards for one of his.
?FIGHT/COMPETITION?
[only before noun] a straight fight or competition is between only two people
::The election is now a straight fight between Labour and the Conservatives.
?NORMAL?
informal someone who is straight behaves in a way that is accepted as normal by many people but which you think is boring
?NOT FUNNY?
a straight actor or character does not try to make people laugh
?ONLY ONE TYPE?
completely one particular type of something
::It's not a straight historical novel.
?DRUGS?
informal someone who is straight does not take illegal drugs
-see also set/put the record straight at record