Straight I Correct Make Streɪt Line Back Honest

• a straight line
• a straight road
• long straight hair (= without curls)
• a boat sailing in a straight line

straight

1. without a bend or curve; going in one direction only
• a straight line
• a straight road
• long straight hair (= without curls)
• a boat sailing in a straight line
• straight-backed chairs
2. not fitting close to the body and not curving away from the body
• a straight skirt
3. going directly to the correct place
• a straight punch to the face
4. positioned in the correct way; level, vertical or parallel to something
• Is my tie straight?
5. clean and neat, with everything in the correct place
• It took hours to get the house straight.
6. honest and direct
• a straight answer to a straight question
• I don't think you're being straight with me.
• It's time for some straight talking.
• You can trust Ben—he’s (as) straight as a die(= completely honest).
• Thank you for being so honest with me.
• To be frank with you, I think your son has little chance of passing the exam.
• You’ll have to get used to his direct manner.
• He was quite open about his reasons for leaving.
• She was outspoken in her criticism of the plan.
• I don’t think you’re being straight with me.
• She has a reputation for blunt speaking.
• a(n) honest/frank admission of guilt.
• I’m a very open person.
7. simple; involving only two clear choices
• It was a straight choice between taking the job and staying out of work.
• The election was a straight fight between the two main parties.
8. not connected with comedy or musical theatre, but with serious theatre
9. one after another in a series, without interruption
• synonym consecutive
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/consecutive
• The team has had five straight wins.
10. not mixed with water or anything else
11. you can use straight to describe a person who is normal and ordinary, but who you consider dull and boring
12. heterosexual
• opposite gay
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gay_1
13. to make a situation clear; to make sure that you or somebody else understands the situation
• Let's get this straight—you really had no idea where he was?
14. to give people the correct information about something in order to make it clear that what they previously believed was in fact wrong
• To put the record straight, I do not support that idea and never have done.
15. to correct somebody’s mistake; to make sure that somebody knows the correct facts when they have had the wrong idea or impression
16. with a very straight back and looking serious and formal
• Her back was ramrod straight.
• He stood there straight as a ramrod.
17. the honest and morally acceptable way of living
• His wife is trying to keep him on the straight and narrow.
18. if you keep a straight face, you do not laugh or smile, although you find something funny
• see also straight-faced
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/straight-faced
19. (to get) the best marks/grades in all your classes
• a straight A student

Extra Examples

• Can you hang that sign straight for me?
• His teeth were white and perfectly straight.
• I think he was pretty straight with me.
• I’m trying to get the house straight before the weekend.
• Keep going in a dead straight line.
• Keep the car straight when you’re backing out.
• Keep your back absolutely straight.
• Let’s get this absolutely straight.
• She had curled her naturally straight hair.
• She held herself very straight.
• She soon set me straight about what had happened.
• She tidied up and put the ornaments straight.
• He stepped back to make sure that the picture was straight.
• I don’t think you’re being straight with me.
• I expect a straight answer to a straight question.
• I was stranded for nine straight weeks.
• It’s time for some straight talking.
• She won in straight sets.
• The team has had six straight wins.
• This was our third straight victory.
• You can trust Ben—he’s (as) straight as a die.

Word Origin

• Middle English (as an adjective and adverb): archaic past participle of stretch.