straight

[ streyt ]
/ streɪt /

adjective, straight·er, straight·est.

adverb

noun

Idioms for straight

Origin of straight

1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English; orig. past participle of strecchen to stretch; (adv. and noun) Middle English, derivative of the adj.

OTHER WORDS FROM straight

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH straight

straight strait

British Dictionary definitions for straight off (1 of 2)

straight off

adverb

informal without deliberation or hesitation tell me the answer straight off

British Dictionary definitions for straight off (2 of 2)

straight
/ (streɪt) /

adjective

adverb

noun

Derived forms of straight

straightly, adverb straightness, noun

Word Origin for straight

C14: from the past participle of Old English streccan to stretch

Idioms and Phrases with straight off (1 of 2)

straight off

Also, straight away. Immediately, as in I knew straight off that he was lying, or I'll get to the dishes straight away. The first term dates from the late 1700s, the variant from the mid-1600s.

Idioms and Phrases with straight off (2 of 2)

straight