straight
- adjective
- /streɪt/
- I'll have a vodka martini, very dry and straight up... - with three olives, and my sullen friend here will have-- - A Coke.
- straight whiskey
- straight vodka
- straight bourbon
They need to make a like a drink that's like a straight beer.
- They need to make a like a drink that's like a straight beer.
- Sometimes you will see straight lambic served, however that's rather rare.
Examples
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Instead of his customary beer, Milton had been drinking highball glasses of straight vodka.
Fiction book (1990) -
Jack Daniel's, straight, no chaser.
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And then just like just drinking straight from the bottle.
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Oh, yeah, straight from the bottle if you want.
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I'm tired of this and I wanna taste straight just like it is.
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I take my men like I take my liquor, straight and hard.
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Surely the only thing I do straight is my whiskey.
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Straight Scotch, no ice, isn't it?
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Straight whiskey, please.
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I ordered a glass of straight whiskey to enjoy its rich flavor.
Synonyms
A drink with alcohol served without ice or mixers
An alcoholic drink like gin with no water or other drinks
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 Diluted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Straight for a drink comes from the idea of being direct or pure, so a drink 'straight' has nothing added and is served neat.