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straight-out	(adjective) Without reservation or exception.
Synonyms:	outright, unlimited
Usage:	Bob's excuse for missing work was a straight-out lie, and his boss knew this and fired him for it.

idiom:

straight up

1. Served without ice: whiskey straight up.

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In bartending, the term straight up refers to an alcoholic drink that is shaken or stirred with ice, strained, and served in a stemmed glass.^[1]

[Middle English, from past participle of strecchen, to stretch. See stretch.]

straightly straight'ly adv.
straightness straight'ness n.

adj., straight·er, straight·est.

1. Extending continuously in the same direction without curving: a straight line.
2. Having no waves or bends: straight hair.
3. 1. Not bent or bowed; rigid or erect: a straight, strong back.
   2. Sports. Of or relating to a midair position in diving or gymnastics in which the body is held rigid without bending at the hips or knees.
4. Perfectly horizontal or vertical; level or even: The mirror isn't straight.
5. 1. Direct and candid: a straight answer.
   2. Following a direct or correct method or approach; systematic: straight reasoning.
   3. Coming from a reliable source; factual: a straight tip; straight information.
6. 1. Showing or marked by honesty or fair-mindedness: straight business dealings.
   2. Right; correct: made sure the facts were straight in the report.
7. Neatly arranged; orderly: The room is straight again.
8. 1. Uninterrupted; consecutive: sick for five straight days; their fourth straight victory.
   2. Having the parts or details in correct sequence.
   3. Games. Constituting a straight in poker.
9. Characterized by undeviating support, as of a principle or a political party: always votes a straight party line; a straight Democrat.
10. 1. Not deviating from what is considered socially normal, usual, or acceptable; conventional.
    2. Conventional to an extreme degree.
11. Heterosexual.
12. Slang. Not being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
13. 1. Not deviating from the normal or strict form: straight Freudian analysis.
    2. Not altered, embellished, or modified: does straight comedy.
14. 1. Concerned with serious or important matters: a straight drama without comedy or music.
    2. Of or relating to a straight man.
15. Not mixed with anything else; undiluted: straight bourbon.
16. Sold without discount regardless of the amount purchased.

adv.

1. In a straight line; directly.
2. In an erect posture; upright.
3. Sports. In the straight position, as in diving.
4. Without detour or delay: went straight home.
5. Without circumlocution; candidly: I'll say it to you straight: you're wrong.
6. In a neat and orderly condition: put the living room straight.
7. In an honest, law-abiding, or virtuous manner: lives straight.
8. Without stopping; continuously: walked six hours straight.
9. Without embellishment or modification: tell the joke straight.
10. Without ice, water, or a mixer: drink whiskey straight.

n.

1. 1. The straight part, as of a road: "The car darted forward on to the straight" (Kingsley Amis).
   2. The straight part of a racecourse between the winning post and the last turn.
2. A straight line.
3. A straight form or position.
4. Games. A poker hand containing five cards of various suits in numerical sequence, ranked above three of a kind and below a flush.
5. A conventional person, especially one considered a member of established society.
6. A heterosexual person.