- not in a curve or at an angle; in a straight line
- Keep straight on for two miles.
- Can you stretch your arms out straighter?
- He was too tired to walk straight.
- I can't shoot straight (= accurately).
- She looked me straight in the eye.
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- by a direct route; immediately
- Come straight home after school.
- I was so tired I went straight to bed.
- She went straight from college to a top job.
- straight after something I'm going to the library straight after the class.
- I'll come straight to the point—your work isn't good enough.
- in or into a level or vertical position; in or into the correct position
- Sit up straight!
- She pulled her hat straight.
Extra Examples- Can you hang that sign straight for me?
- She tidied up and put the ornaments straight.
- honestly and directly
- I told him straight that I didn't like him.
- Are you playing straight with me?
- continuously without being interrupted
- They had been working for 16 hours straight.
not in curve
immediately
in level/correct position
honestly
continuously
Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective and adverb): archaic past participle of stretch.
Idioms
See straight in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee straight in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English(straight) from the horse’s mouth
- (informal) (of information) given by somebody who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate
go straight
- (informal) to stop being a criminal and live an honest life
hit somebody (straight/right) in the eye
- to be very obvious to somebody
play it straight
- to be honest and not try to trick somebody
straight away
- immediately; without delay synonym at once
- I'll do it straight away.
straight from the shoulder
- if you say something straight from the shoulder, you are being very honest and direct, even if what you are saying is critical
straight off/out
- (informal) without hesitating
- She asked him straight off what he thought about it all.
straight up
- (British English, informal, becoming old-fashioned) used to ask if what somebody has said is true or to emphasize that what you have said is true
- I saw it—straight up!
think straight
- (used especially in negative sentences) to think in a clear or logical way
- The drugs were affecting her and she couldn't think straight.
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