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/streɪt/ 
| adjective | straight |
| comparative | straighter |
| superlative | straightest |
- 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.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of straight:
one after another, successive, consecutive, linear, in a row...
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phrases
be as straight as a die
be straight with someone
get something straight
to correctly understand somethingLet me get this straight – you didn’t know they had your car.
have your facts straight
set/put someone straight
straight face
straight talking
straight up
mainly American informal
This is the British English definition of straight. View American English definition of straight
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