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