straight
Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
Other meanings
direct, undeviating.
Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
Antonyms
- bent
- curved
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "streċċan".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “straight” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.