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{
"term": "straight",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "not in a curve or at an angle; in a straight line",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Keep **straight on** for two miles."
},
{
"text": "Can you stretch your arms out straighter?"
},
{
"text": "He was too tired to walk straight."
},
{
"text": "I can't shoot straight *(= accurately)*."
},
{
"text": "She looked me straight in the eye."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "by a direct route; immediately",
"sensetop": "straight after something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Come straight home after school."
},
{
"text": "I was so tired I went straight to bed."
},
{
"text": "She went straight from college to a top job."
},
{
"text": "I'm going to the library straight after the class.",
"contextForm": "straight after something"
},
{
"text": "I'll come **straight to the point**—your work isn't good enough."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "in or into a level or vertical position; in or into the correct position",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Sit up straight!"
},
{
"text": "She pulled her hat straight."
},
{
"text": "Can you hang that sign straight for me?"
},
{
"text": "She tidied up and put the ornaments straight."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "honestly and directly",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I told him straight that I didn't like him."
},
{
"text": "Are you **playing straight** with me?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "continuously without being interrupted",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They had been working for 16 hours straight."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "given by somebody who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to stop being a criminal and live an honest life",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be very obvious to somebody",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be honest and not try to trick somebody",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "immediately; without delay",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'll do it straight away."
}
],
"synonyms": "at once"
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "if you say something straight from the shoulder, you are being very honest and direct, even if what you are saying is critical",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "without hesitating",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She asked him straight off what he thought about it all."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to ask if what somebody has said is true or to emphasize that what you have said is true",
"labels": "(British English, informal, becoming old-fashioned)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I saw it—straight up!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to think in a clear or logical way",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The drugs were affecting her and she couldn't think straight."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/streɪt/",
"audio": "st/straight/straight__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/streɪt/",
"audio": "st/straight/straight__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (as an adjective and adverb): archaic past participle of stretch."
}