Straight \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.

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Straight \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.

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Straight \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.

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Straight \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.

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Straight \Straight\, v. t. To straighten. [R.]

--A Smith.

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