English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "straight"

straight

Từ điển Collocation

straight adj.

¹ not bent or curved

VERBS be, look | become | stay | keep sth Keep your back absolutely straight.

ADV. absolutely, completely, dead, perfectly Keep going in a dead straight line. His teeth were white and perfectly straight. | almost, more or less, nearly, practically | fairly, relatively

² level/upright

VERBS be, look | hang sth, put sth Can you hang that sign straight for me?

ADV. absolutely, completely, perfectly, quite | almost, more or less, nearly

³ tidy/in order

VERBS be | get sth, put sth I'm trying to get the house straight before the weekend. She tidied up and put the ornaments straight.

⁴ honest and truthful

VERBS be I think he was pretty straight with me.

ADV. absolutely, completely, totally | fairly, pretty

PREP. with Are you being completely straight with her?

⁵ clear/understood

VERBS be | get sth

ADV. absolutely Let's get this absolutely straight.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex; heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person
• a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
• a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse; straightaway

adj.

• successive (without a break); consecutive

  sick for five straight days

• having no deviations

  straight lines

  straight roads across the desert

  straight teeth

  straight shoulders

• (of hair) having no waves or curls

  her naturally straight hair hung long and silky

• erect in posture; unbent, unbowed

  sit straight

  stood defiantly with unbowed back

• right; in keeping with the facts

  set the record straight

  made sure the facts were straight in the report

• characterized by honesty and fairness; square

  straight dealing

  a square deal

• no longer coiled; uncoiled
• free from curves or angles

  a straight line

• neatly arranged; not disorderly

  the room is straight now

• not homosexual
• accurately fitted; level; true

  the window frame isn't quite true

• without evasion or compromise; square(a), straightforward

  a square contradiction

  he is not being as straightforward as it appears

• without water; neat, full-strength

  took his whiskey neat

• following a correct or logical method

  straight reasoning

• rigidly conventional or old-fashioned; square

adv.

• without deviation; directly, direct

  the path leads directly to the lake

  went direct to the office

• in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; directly, flat

  he didn't answer directly

  told me straight out

  came out flat for less work and more pay

• in a straight line; in a direct course

  the road runs straight

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English Slang Dictionary

1. okay
2. short for stright up, truly, used for emphasis; "straight booty" or "straight wack"

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English Idioms Dictionary

(See go straight, square up)

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Bloomberg Financial Glossary

直线的直线的
Direct telephone line, compared to an outside line that requires a telephone number to be dialed.

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

straights|straighter|straightest
syn.: direct frank honest open sincere square unswerving upright
ant.: bent