straight

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• IPA ^(key): /streɪt/

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• Homophone: strait

Adverb

Positive straight

Comparative straighter

Superlative straightest

1. If something goes straight, it continues to move in one direction without turning.

   No not that road. Just keep driving straight.

Adjective

Positive straight

Comparative straighter

Superlative straightest

1. If something is straight, it does not bend, or turn. It continues in one direction.

   He had had too much to drink and couldn't walk in a straight line.

2. Someone who is straight is heterosexual; being attracted to those of the opposite sex.

Noun

Singular straight

Plural straights

1. (poker) In the card game of poker, a straight hand has five sequential cards.

   A 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is considered a straight hand.