(colloquial) Actual; unambiguous; plain, with no bones about it. / Describing an alcoholic drink which has been served straight up.

Alternative form of straight up

(Scotland) Straight.

(Scotland) Straight.

Synonym of Taiwan Strait.

plural of straightening

(idiomatic) To live correctly, without deviating from the right line of duty.

To cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.

A form of arch in which the intrados is straight, but with its joints drawn radially.

To go beyond what courtesy requires; to insist somewhat too much upon the precedence of others.