1. without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
2. exactly vertical or horizontal; in a perfectly vertical or horizontal plane: a straight table.
3. (of a line) generated by a point moving at a constant velocity with respect to another point.
4. evenly or uprightly formed or set: straight shoulders.
5. without circumlocution; frank; candid: straight speaking.
6. honest, honorable, or upright, as conduct, dealings, methods, or persons.
7. reliable, as a report or information.
8. right or correct, as reasoning, thinking, or a thinker: Her book on the subject is a cornucopia of sanity, straight thinking, and clear vision.
9. in the proper order or condition: Things are straight now.
10. continuous or unbroken: in straight succession.
11. thoroughgoing or unreserved: a straight Republican.
12. supporting or cast for all candidates of one political party: to vote a straight ticket.
13. unmodified or unaltered: a straight comedy.
14. without change in the original melody or tempo: She does straight songs, with just the piano backing her.
15. Informal.
• heterosexual.
• traditional; conventional.
• free from using narcotics.
• not engaged in crime; law-abiding; reformed.
16. not mixed with anything; undiluted, as whiskey.
17. (of acting) straightforward; not striving for effect.
18. written or to be written in a direct and objective manner, with no attempt at individual styling, comment, etc.: She gave me a straight story.Treat it as straight news.
19. containing cards in consecutive denominations, as a two, three, four, five, and six, in various suits.

20. in a straight line: to walk straight.
21. in an even form or position: pictures hung straight.
22. in an erect posture: to stand up straight.
23. directly: to go straight to a place.
24. without circumlocution; frankly; candidly (often followed by out).
25. honestly, honorably, or virtuously: to live straight.
26. without intricate involvement; not in a roundabout way; to the point.
27. in a steady course (often followed by on): to keep straight on after the second traffic light.
28. into the proper form or condition; in order: to put a room straight.
29. in possession of the truth or of true ideas: I want to set you straight before you make mistakes.
30. sold without discount regardless of the quantity bought: Candy bars are twenty cents straight.
31. directly and objectively: Write the circus story straight.
32. without personal embellishments, additions, etc.: Tell the story straight.Sing the song straight.
33. (of liquor) served or drunk without ice, a mixer, or water; neat: He drank his whiskey straight.

34. the condition of being straight.
35. a straight form or position.
36. a straight line.
37. a straight part, as of a racecourse.
38. Informal.
• a heterosexual.
• a person who follows traditional or conventional mores.
• a person who is free from narcotics.
39. a succession of strokes, plays, etc., which gives a perfect score.

40. to live a law-abiding life; no longer engage in crime.
41. to do something without jokes, tricks, subterfuge, distortions, or the like: a comedian who plays it straight when he crusades against drug abuse.
42. without delay; immediately: I told him straight off what I thought about the matter.
43. (of a cocktail) served without ice: a gin martini straight up.

1. not curved or crooked; continuing in the same direction without deviating
2. straightforward, outright, or candid
3. even, level, or upright in shape or position
4. in keeping with the facts; accurate
5. honest, respectable, or reliable
6. accurate or logical
7. continuous; uninterrupted
8. (esp of an alcoholic drink) undiluted; neat
9. not crisp, kinked, or curly
10. correctly arranged; orderly
11. (of a play, acting style, etc) straightforward or serious
12. (of a story, article, etc) giving the facts without unnecessary embellishment
13. sold at a fixed unit price irrespective of the quantity sold
14. (of a blow) delivered with an unbent arm
15. (of the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine) in line, rather than in a V-formation or in some other arrangement
16. a slang word for heterosexual
17. no longer owing or being owed something
18. conventional in views, customs, appearance, etc
19. not using narcotics; not addicted

20. in a straight line or direct course
21. immediately; at once
22. in an even, level, or upright position
23. without cheating, lying, or unreliability
24. continuously; uninterruptedly
25. without discount regardless of the quantity sold
26. frankly; candidly
27. to reform after having been dishonest or a criminal

28. the state of being straight
29. a straight line, form, part, or position
30. a straight part of a racetrack
31. poker
• five cards that are in sequence irrespective of suit
• a hand containing such a sequence
• (as modifier)
32. a conventional person
33. a heterosexual person
34. a cigarette containing only tobacco, without marijuana, etc

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