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adjective British English pronunciation: straight /streɪt/ 
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comparativestraighter
superlativestraightest
 
  2. 2
    in the correct position and not leaning to one side or the other

    The picture on that wall isn’t straight.

    Make sure you keep your back straight.

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  3. 3
    honest and true
    straight answer:

    He wouldn’t give me a straight answer.

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  4. 4
    [only before noun] happening one after the other, without interruption

    Williams beat Capriati in straight sets.

    their sixth straight win/loss

    four straight games/matches

    There were five straight days of exams.

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    1. a.
      a student who has straight A’s has the highest mark in every subject or course

      She got straight A’s this term.

      a straight-A student

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  6. 6
    clean and tidy
    get/make something straight:

    I’ll never get the house straight before my parents get home.

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    [only before noun] a straight choice or competition is one in which there are only two choices or only two people who have any chance of winning

    The election is going to be a straight fight between Labour and the Conservatives.

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