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  • 41straight — /streɪt / (say strayt) adjective 1. without a bend, crook, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path. 2. flat; horizontal. 3. Cricket a. (of a bat) held perpendicular to the ground. b. (of a stroke) playing the ball down the wicket past the… …

  • 42straight — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b Geom. (of a line) lying on the shortest path between any two of its points. 2 successive, uninterrupted (three straight wins). 3 in proper order… …

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  • 43straight — [[t]streɪt[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. n. 1) without a bend, angle, wave, or curve 2) exactly vertical or horizontal 3) (of a line) generated by a point moving at a constant velocity with respect to another point 4) evenly or uprightly formed or set …

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  • 44straight face — noun a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑facial expression, ↑facial gesture * * * noun : a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment • straight faced ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷… …

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  • 45put oneself straight — tv. to take a needed dose of drugs. (Drugs. See also straight.) □ I gotta get some stuff and put myself traight. □ Here take this and put yourself straight …

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  • 46straight — Direct telephone line, compared to an outside line that requires a telephone number to be dialed. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * straight straight [streɪt] adjective honest and truthful: straight be/​play straight with somebody • On this… …

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  • 47put on — I verb 1. put clothing on one s body (Freq. 18) What should I wear today? He put on his best suit for the wedding The princess donned a long blue dress The queen assumed the stately robes He got into his jeans …

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  • 48Straight to Hell (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Straight To Hell Type = Double album Artist = Hank Williams III Released = Start date|2006|2|28 Recorded = December 2004 January 2005 Genre = Country, Cowpunk Length = 1:27:56 Label = Bruc Records Producer = Hank III,… …

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  • 49put-pocketing — pp. Putting an object into a person s pocket without that person knowing it. Also: putpocketing. put pocket, putpocket n. Example Citations: London police warned Friday that an advertising campaign for a mobile phone operator involving former… …

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  • 50put the recordsstraight —    If you put or set the records straight, you provide facts or an explanation to correct a mistake or misunderstanding.     An interview on television enabled the actress to set the records straight about her health …

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