straight
- adjective
- /streɪt/
- So for the second straight day, I'm self-confined to the porch of the cabana.
- for three straight years
- three straight games
- fifth straight win
He put his head in the sand for five straight years.
- He put his head in the sand for five straight years.
- But if I feed you that for two weeks straight, what happens?
- With the implant, I bled for almost a year straight, so that wasn't fun at all.
Examples
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Called for I think almost two weeks straight and left messages.
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But if I feed you that for two weeks straight, what happens?
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Yeah, two weeks, I'd say two weeks of straight like like work.
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And every morning for three days straight, we texted them good morning.
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In England, crops had just begun to sprout when they got eight straight weeks of rain.
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So they worked, trained, and endured the thirty-ninth straight day of rain, and waited.
Fiction book (1990) -
The marathon runner broke the previous record by completing the race in just over two straight hours.
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After three straight days of rain, the sun finally came out and brightened the sky.
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The team has won four straight games, placing them at the top of the league.
Synonyms
Happening one after another without a break
Antonyms
Idioms
To not be able to think clearly because you are very tired, angry, or confused
- Informal
In a direct and honest way without hiding feelings or opinions
- Informal
To keep your face looking serious and not show you are laughing
Focus immediately on the most important information without extra details
- Informal
Looks exactly like the kind of person chosen to play a role in a film or show
Compounds
A performer who plays a serious role in a comedy to make the other person's jokes funnier
- Jargon
A woman who plays the serious partner in a comedy duo and gives lines to the funny performer
- Jargon
A poker game where each player gets five face down cards and cannot take any new ones
- Specialized
A structure with a straight horizontal top made of stones cut like wedges that support each other
- Specialized
A drill bit with straight grooves along its length that remove small rock pieces
- Jargon
A position on rings or parallel bars with the body straight and arms at the sides
- Specialized
A life insurance plan with the same yearly payment you make that covers you for your whole life
- Specialized
A large vein in the outer covering of the brain that carries blood from deep brain veins
- Specialized
An attack in fencing where you lunge forward, keeping your back leg straight and your sword arm outstretched
- Specialized
In American football, pushing a defender away by holding the arm straight
- Informal
A check to see if you can keep a serious face when something is funny
- Specialized
A tool with straight grooves that help remove dust and chips while making holes in hard rock or masonry
- Informal
Direct and honest in speech that does not hide what you think
- Specialized
A way of charging the same cost each year for an asset that loses value
How Consecutive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Straight meaning 'one after another' comes from the picture of a stretched line with no breaks, so doing something for twelve straight hours means doing it without a break.