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Definition of STRAIGHT

Straight
Straight Straight, a. A variant of Strait, a. [Obs. or R.] Egypt is a long country, but it is straight, that is to say, narrow. --Sir J. Mandeville.
Straight
Straight Straight, a. [Compar. Straighter; superl. Straightest.] [OE. strei?t, properly p. p. of strecchen to stretch, AS. streht, p. p. of streccan to stretch, to extend. See Stretch.] 1. Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece of timber. And the crooked shall be made straight. --Isa. xl. 4. There are many several sorts of crooked lines, but there is only one which is straight. --Dryden. 2. (Bot.) Approximately straight; not much curved; as, straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to the apex, with a small curve. 3. (Card Playing) Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush.
Straight
Straight Straight, adv. In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark. ``Floating straight.' --Shak. I know thy generous temper well; Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire, and mounts into a blaze. --Addison. Everything was going on straight. --W. Black.
Straight
Straight Straight, n. (Poker) A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush.
Straight
Straight Straight, v. t. To straighten. [R.] --A Smith.

Meaning of STRAIGHT from wikipedia

- Look up straight in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Straight may refer to: Straight, slang for hetero****ual Straight-acting, normal person Straight, a member...
- The Straight Story is a 1999 biographical road drama film directed by David Lynch. It was edited and produced by Mary Sweeney, Lynch's longtime partner...
- Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated as sXe or signified by **** or simply X) is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol...
- Alvin Boone Straight (October 17, 1920 – November 9, 1996) was an American man who travelled 240 miles (390 km) on a riding lawn mower from Laurens, Iowa...
- The straight man (or straight woman in the case of female characters), also known as a "comedic foil", is a stock character in a comedy performance, especially...
- Straight A's is a 2013 American romantic comedy film directed by James Cox, produced by Jamie Adamic, and starring Anna Paquin, Ryan Phillippe and Luke...
- "Super Straight" (also styled as Superstraight) is a song by Australian rock band Regurgitator. The song was released in October 2001 as the second single...
- Straight Ahead may refer to: Straight-ahead jazz, a jazz music style Straight ahead animation, a method of animation Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln album)...
- A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common...
- Straight Street, from the Latin Via Recta (Arabic: الشارع المستقيم al-Shāriʿ al-Mustaqīm), known as the Street called Straight (Gr****: τὴν ῥύμην τὴν καλουμένην...