I.
adj.
1 not bent or curved
VERBS
▪ be , look
▪ become
▪ stay
▪ keep sth
▪
Keep the car ~ when you're backing out.
▪ hold sth
▪
She held herself very ~.
ADVERB
▪ absolutely , completely , dead ( esp. BrE ), perfectly
▪
Keep going in a dead-straight line.
▪
His teeth were white and perfectly ~.
▪ almost , more or less , nearly
▪ fairly , relatively
▪ naturally
▪
She had curled her naturally ~ hair.
2 level/upright
VERBS
▪ be , look
▪ hang sth , put sth
▪
Can you hang that sign ~ for me?
ADVERB
▪ absolutely , completely , perfectly , quite
▪ almost , more or less , nearly
3 ( esp. BrE ) tidy/in order
VERBS
▪ be
▪ get sth , put sth
▪
I'm trying to get the house ~ before the weekend.
▪
She tidied up and put the ornaments ~.
▪ keep sth
4 honest and truthful
VERBS
▪ be
▪
I think he was pretty ~ with me.
ADVERB
▪ absolutely , completely , totally
▪ fairly , pretty
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
Are you being completely ~ with her?
5 clear/understood
VERBS
▪ be
▪ get sth
▪ put sb ( esp. BrE ), set sb ( esp. AmE )
▪
She soon set me ~ about what had happened.
ADVERB
▪ absolutely
▪
Let's get this absolutely ~.
Straight is used with these nouns: ↑ actor, actress , ↑ answer , ↑ back , ↑ brandy , ↑ cut , ↑ edge , ↑ fight , ↑ friend , ↑ hair , ↑ line , ↑ man , ↑ marriage , ↑ month , ↑ nose , ↑ path , ↑ pin , ↑ question , ↑ reply , ↑ road , ↑ sex , ↑ skirt , ↑ stitch , ↑ stretch , ↑ swap , ↑ talk , ↑ ticket , ↑ tooth , ↑ victory , ↑ whisky , ↑ win , ↑ year
II.
adv.
Straight is used with these verbs: ↑ aim , ↑ direct , ↑ shoot , ↑ sit , ↑ stand