straight
noun/streɪt/
/streɪt/
- (informal) a person who has sexual relationships with people of the opposite sex, rather than the same sex
- gays and straights
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- (North American English also straightaway)a straight part of a racetrack or road see also home straight
sex
of road/track
Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective and adverb): archaic past participle of stretch.
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