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Meaning of straight

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  straight
      adv 1: without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake";
             "went direct to the office" [syn: {directly}, {straight},
             {direct}]
      2: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't
         answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for
         less work and more pay" [syn: {directly}, {flat}, {straight}]
         [ant: {indirectly}]
      3: in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs
         straight"
      adj 1: successive (without a break); "sick for five straight
             days" [syn: {straight}, {consecutive}]
      2: having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads
         across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
         [ant: {crooked}]
      3: (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight
         hair hung long and silky" [ant: {curly}]
      4: erect in posture; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with
         unbowed back" [syn: {straight}, {unbent}, {unbowed}]
      5: in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made
         sure the facts were straight in the report"
      6: characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a
         square deal" [syn: {straight}, {square}] [ant: {corrupt},
         {crooked}]
      7: no longer coiled [syn: {uncoiled}, {straight}] [ant:
         {coiled}]
      8: free from curves or angles; "a straight line" [ant: {curved},
         {curving}]
      9: neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now"
      10: not homosexual
      11: accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite
          true" [syn: {true}, {straight}]
      12: without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he
          is not being as straightforward as it appears" [syn:
          {square(a)}, {straightforward}, {straight}]
      13: without water; "took his whiskey neat" [syn: {neat},
          {straight}, {full-strength}]
      14: following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning"
      15: rigidly conventional or old-fashioned [syn: {square},
          {straight}]
      n 1: a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation
           to persons of the opposite sex [syn: {heterosexual},
           {heterosexual person}, {straight person}, {straight}]
      2: a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
      3: a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse [syn:
         {straightaway}, {straight}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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