STRAIGHT

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.

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. 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. Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush. Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing. Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight. [Slang] Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others; as, a straight ballot. [Political Cant, U.S.] Straight arch (Arch.), a form of arch in which the intrados is straight, but with its joints drawn radially, as in a common arch. -- A straight face, one giving no evidence of merriment or other emotion. -- A straight line. "That which lies evenly between its extreme points." Euclid. "The shortest line between two points." Chauvenet. "A line which has the same direction through its whole length." Newcomb. -- Straight-way valve, a valve which, when opened widely, affords a straight passageway, as for water. walk the straight and narrow.

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.

Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line. | Directly; without pause, delay or detour. | Continuously; without interruption or pause. | Of speech or information, without prevarication or holding back; directly; straightforwardly; plainly.

Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. | Direct, undeviating. | Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique. | Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets. | Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line. | Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward. | Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding. | Serious rather than comedic. | In proper order; as it should be. | In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive. | Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set. | Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party. | Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a single party and no others. | Conventional; mainstream; socially acceptable. | Heterosexual. | Occurring between people of opposite sex (sometimes, but not always, specifically between heterosexual people). | Related to conventional sexual intercourse. | Not using alcohol, drugs, etc. | Not plus size; thin. | Strait; narrow. | Stretched out; fully extended. | Thorough; utter; unqualified. | Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat. | Sent at a full rate for immediate delivery; being a fast telegram. | Concerning the property allowing the parallel transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain as such throughout that course (a course which is straight, a straight curve, is a geodesic). | OK, all right, fine; in a good state or situation. | On good terms.

Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track. | Five cards in sequence. | A heterosexual. | A normal person; someone in mainstream society. | A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. | A chiropractor who relies solely on spinal adjustment, with no other treatments. | A cat that has straight ears despite belonging to a breed that often has folded ears.