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A variant of Strait, a. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Composed of cards which constitute a regular
sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight
hand; a straight flush. |
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Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating
from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing. |
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Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight. |
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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. |
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In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith;
immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark. |
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A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a
sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush. |
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To straighten. |