Straight (?), a. A variant of
Strait, a. [Obs. or R.]
Egypt is a long country, but it is straight,
that is to say, narrow.
Sir J. Mandeville.
Straight, a. [Compar.
Straighter (?); superl. Straightest.]
[OE. strei&?;t, properly p. p. of strecchen to stretch,
AS. streht, p. p. of streccan to stretch, to extend. See
Stretch.] 1. Right, in a mathematical
sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course;
direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or
course; a straight piece of timber.
And the crooked shall be made
straight.
Isa. xl. 4.
There are many several sorts of crooked lines, but
there is only one which is straight.
Dryden.
2. (Bot.) Approximately straight; not
much curved; as, straight ribs are such as pass from the base
of a leaf to the apex, with a small curve.
3. (Card Playing) Composed of cards
which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack,
and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight
flush.
4. Conforming to justice and rectitude; not
deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight
dealing.
5. Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor
straight. [Slang]
6. Making no exceptions or deviations in one's
support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a
straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also,
containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a
party and no others; as, a straight ballot. [Political
Cant, U.S.]
Straight arch (Arch.), a form of arch
in which the intrados is straight, but with its joints drawn radially,
as in a common arch. -- A straight face,
one giving no evidence of merriment or other emotion. --
A straight line. "That which lies evenly between
its extreme points." Euclid. "The shortest line between two
points." Chauvenet. "A line which has the same direction
through its whole length." Newcomb. -- Straight-
way valve, a valve which, when opened widely, affords a
straight passageway, as for water.
Straight (?), adv. In a straight
manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went
straight to the mark. "Floating straight."
Shak.
I know thy generous temper well;
Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it,
It straight takes fire, and mounts into a blaze.
Addison.
Everything was going on straight.
W. Black.
Straight, n. (Poker) A hand
of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they
are of one suit, it is calles straight flush.
Straight, v. t. To
straighten. [R.] A Smith.
Straight (?), a. A variant of
Strait, a. [Obs. or R.]
Egypt is a long country, but it is straight,
that is to say, narrow.
Sir J. Mandeville.
Straight, a. [Compar.
Straighter (?); superl. Straightest.]
[OE. strei&?;t, properly p. p. of strecchen to stretch,
AS. streht, p. p. of streccan to stretch, to extend. See
Stretch.] 1. Right, in a mathematical
sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course;
direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or
course; a straight piece of timber.
And the crooked shall be made
straight.
Isa. xl. 4.
There are many several sorts of crooked lines, but
there is only one which is straight.
Dryden.
2. (Bot.) Approximately straight; not
much curved; as, straight ribs are such as pass from the base
of a leaf to the apex, with a small curve.
3. (Card Playing) Composed of cards
which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack,
and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight
flush.
4. Conforming to justice and rectitude; not
deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight
dealing.
5. Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor
straight. [Slang]
6. Making no exceptions or deviations in one's
support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a
straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also,
containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a
party and no others; as, a straight ballot. [Political
Cant, U.S.]
Straight arch (Arch.), a form of arch
in which the intrados is straight, but with its joints drawn radially,
as in a common arch. -- A straight face,
one giving no evidence of merriment or other emotion. --
A straight line. "That which lies evenly between
its extreme points." Euclid. "The shortest line between two
points." Chauvenet. "A line which has the same direction
through its whole length." Newcomb. -- Straight-
way valve, a valve which, when opened widely, affords a
straight passageway, as for water.
Straight (?), adv. In a straight
manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went
straight to the mark. "Floating straight."
Shak.
I know thy generous temper well;
Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it,
It straight takes fire, and mounts into a blaze.
Addison.
Everything was going on straight.
W. Black.
Straight, n. (Poker) A hand
of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they
are of one suit, it is calles straight flush.
Straight, v. t. To
straighten. [R.] A Smith.
