Collins English-English Dictionary

straight [streɪt]

1. 1. n [Brit] a straight part of a racetrack straightaway

2. 2. adj not curved or crooked; continuing in the same direction without deviating

3. 3. adj straightforward, outright, or candid

   a straight rejection

4. 4. adj even, level, or upright in shape or position

5. 5. adj in keeping with the facts; accurate

6. 6. adj honest, respectable, or reliable

7. 7. adj accurate or logical

   straight reasoning

8. 8. adj continuous; uninterrupted

9. 9. adj (esp of an alcoholic drink) undiluted; neat

10. 10. adj not crisp, kinked, or curly

    straight hair

11. 11. adj correctly arranged; orderly

12. 12. adj (of a play, acting style, etc) straightforward or serious

13. 13. adj [journalism] (of a story, article, etc) giving the facts without unnecessary embellishment

14. 14. adj [US] sold at a fixed unit price irrespective of the quantity sold

15. 15. adj [boxing] (of a blow) delivered with an unbent arm

    a straight left

16. 16. adj (of the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine) in line, rather than in a V-formation or in some other arrangement

    a straight eight

17. 17. adj a slang word for heterosexual

18. 18. adj [Spoken] no longer owing or being owed something

    if you buy the next round we'll be straight

19. 19. adj [Slang] conventional in views, customs, appearance, etc

20. 20. adj [Slang] not using narcotics; not addicted

21. 21. adv in a straight line or direct course

22. 22. adv immediately; at once

    he came straight back

23. 23. adv in an even, level, or upright position

24. 24. adv without cheating, lying, or unreliability

    tell it to me straight

25. 25. adv continuously; uninterruptedly

26. 26. adv [US] without discount regardless of the quantity sold

27. 27. adv [often foll by out] frankly; candidly

    he told me straight out

28. 28. n the state of being straight

29. 29. n a straight line, form, part, or position

30. 30. n [poker] five cards that are in sequence irrespective of suit

31. 31. n a hand containing such a sequence

32. 32. n (as modifier)

    a straight flush

33. 33. n [Slang] a conventional person

34. 34. n [Slang] a heterosexual person

35. 35. n [Slang] a cigarette containing only tobacco, without marijuana, etc

36. 36. n [Etymology] C14: from the past participle of Old English streccan to stretch