{
    "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."
}