straight

/ˈstrāt/

Middle English streght, straight, from past participle of strecchen to stretch

adjective

  1. free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities

  2. generated by a point moving continuously in the same direction and expressed by a linear equation

  3. lying along or holding to a direct or proper course or method

straight hair

a straight line

adverb

  1. in a straight manner

came straight home from work

verb

  1. straighten